precursory

1. 1.

   warning of future misfortune

   Synonymspremonitory

   Similarprophetic

Questions about precursory

What does precursory mean?

precursory means "warning of future misfortune".

How many syllables are in precursory?

precursory has 4 syllables: pre-cur-so-ry. The stress falls on "cur".

What is another word for precursory?

Close synonyms include premonitory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is precursory a common word?

precursory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.