the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Full of presages; ominous.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Full of presage; prophetic; ominous.
Prophetic; foreknowing.
Word Usage
"They went down to the basement together, their footsteps echoing in the eerie, presageful calm of a house which, with tomorrow, will awaken to voices, movement and the ceaseless hum of purposeful activity."