ominously
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ominously (comparative more ominously, superlative most ominously)
- In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding.
- 1868 January 4 – June 6, [William] Wilkie Collins, “Second Period. The Discovery of the Truth. (1848–1849.) […] [Fourth Narrative. Extracted from the Journal of Ezra Jennings.]”, in The Moonstone. A Romance. […], volume III, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1868, →OCLC, page 195:
- From first to last he was ominously polite, and ominously silent.
- 1983, Patricia Hagan, Golden Roses:
- His nostrils flared ominously and his fists opened and closed at his sides.
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in an ominous manner
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