ominously
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6.9
- adverb
- /ˈɑːmɪnəsli/
:
de manera inquietante
- The shadows in the alley seemed to move ominously, making me feel uneasy.
- more ominously
- loom ominously
- ominously, he said
He adds, somewhat ominously, quote, no one could work without engaging in both roles.
- He adds, somewhat ominously, quote, no one could work without engaging in both roles.
Examples
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The sky darkened ominously as the storm approached.
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On this night, it was howling ominously, trumpeting a storm.
Fiction book (1996) -
The room was ominously still except for the gentle tick of a clock.
Fiction book (1990) -
On the way to the meeting, her mother ominously warns the children: "Whatever you see, do not say anything."
Academic text (2008) -
Second, and even more ominously, Thomas understood Spiritualism itself to be on trial.
Academic text (2018) -
The restored silence now pressed around him as ominously as the previous noise.
Fiction book (1993) -
For lawyers returning from abroad, a different time zone looms ominously on the horizon.
Academic text (1995) -
Then he swung back to face her, the glitter in his blue eyes ominously cold and frightening.
Fiction book (1994) -
Edward inspects his father, who lies semiconscious in bed, breath rattling ominously in his chest.
Fiction book (1995) -
He spent three days being grilled in a windowless room with a foot-high stack of papers ominously sitting on the table.
Synonyms
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6.3
In a way that seems likely to hurt or scare someone
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9.0
In a way that shows something bad or important is about to happen
In a way that shows something bad will happen
In a way that seems evil or threatening
Antonyms
How Ominous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ominously comes from the word omen, which means 'a sign'. So, to act ominously is to give a bad 'warning' that something unpleasant will happen.