"ominously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɒmɪnəsli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑmənəsli/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ominously.wav Forms: more ominously [comparative], most ominously [superlative]
Etymology: From ominous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ominous|ly}} ominous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} ominously (comparative more ominously, superlative most ominously)
  1. In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding. Translations (in an ominous manner): ominosament (Catalan), 不详地 (Chinese Mandarin), 不吉利地 (Chinese Mandarin), pahaenteisesti (Finnish), enteellisesti (Finnish), злокобно (zlokobno) (Macedonian), зловесно (zlovesno) (Macedonian), amenințător (Romanian), sinistru (Romanian), злове́ще (zlovéšče) (Russian)
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      "sense": "in an ominous manner",
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      "sense": "in an ominous manner",
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      "sense": "in an ominous manner",
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      "sense": "in an ominous manner",
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