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ˈthreateningly, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a threatening manner; menacingly.
1601Shakes. All's Well ii. iii. 85 The honor sir that flames in your faire eyes, Before I speake too threatningly replies. 1819Wordsw. ‘Departing summer hath assumed’ vii, Woe! woe to Tyrants! from the lyre Broke threateningly. 1857W. Collins Dead Secret v. iii, The booming of the surf sounding threateningly near in..the fog. So ˈthreateningness.
1891Atkinson Last of Giant Killers 239 The suddenness of the action, and the threateningness of it. |