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; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread. [1913 Webster]

He had a good ominous name to have made a peace. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was accounted ominous. --South. [1913 Webster] -- {Om"i*nous*ly}, adv. -- {Om"i*nous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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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
ominously — adverb in an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding From first to last he was ominously polite, and ominously silent … Wiktionary
ominously — adv. Ominously is used with these adjectives: ↑silent Ominously is used with these verbs: ↑echo … Collocations dictionary
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 — adverb see ominous … New Collegiate Dictionary
ominously — See ominous. * * * … Universalium
ominously — É‘mÉªnÉ™slÉª / 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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