ominously

ominously
adverb see ominous

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • ominously — (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 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • ominously — ominous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen. DERIVATIVES ominously adverb ominousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ominosus, from omen omen …   English terms dictionary

  • ominously — adverb in an ominous manner (Freq. 3) the sun darkened ominously • Derived from adjective: ↑ominous …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ominously — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ominously — See ominous. * * * …   Universalium

  • ominously — É‘mɪnÉ™slɪ / É’m adj. in a foreboding manner; in an ominous way …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ominously — om·i·nous·ly …   English syllables

  • ominously — See: ominous …   English dictionary

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