ominously
1ominously — (adv.) 1590s, from OMINOUS (Cf. ominous) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). In earliest use, of good omen, auspicious; meaning of evil omen first attested 1640s, in Milton …
2ominously — adverb in an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding From first to last he was ominously polite, and ominously silent …
3ominously — adv. Ominously is used with these adjectives: ↑silent Ominously is used with these verbs: ↑echo …
4ominously — ominous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen. DERIVATIVES ominously adverb ominousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ominosus, from omen omen …
5ominously — adverb in an ominous manner (Freq. 3) the sun darkened ominously • Derived from adjective: ↑ominous …
6Ominously — Ominous Om i*nous, a. [L. ominosus, fr. omen. See {Omen}.] Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter;… …
7ominously — adverb see ominous …
8ominously — See ominous. * * * …
9ominously — É‘mɪnÉ™slɪ / É’m adj. in a foreboding manner; in an ominous way …
10ominously — om·i·nous·ly …
