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ominously, adv.|ˈɒmɪnəslɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an ominous manner, by way of omen or presage, portentously. †a. In general sense; or spec. With presage of good, auspiciously, happily. Obs.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 21/1, I have my selfe very luckylye and ominouslye done the same. a1619M. Fotherby Atheom. ii. xi. §5 (1622) 319 His sublime and cœlestiall disposition, was ominously foretold him, in his very name. 1656Petition fr. Colchester in Eng. Hist. Rev. XV. 657 That Interest which God hath been pleased soe ominously to owne in our dayes.
b. With presage of evil or disaster; inauspiciously, menacingly.
1649Milton Eikon. i. Wks. (1847) 278/2 Which of all those oppressive acts..did he ever disclaim..till the fatal awe of this parliament hung ominously over him? a1765Young Statesman's Creed (R.), Their execrable names, who high in power, And deep in guilt, most ominously shine. 1848C. Brontë J. Eyre vii, The same black column which had frowned on me so ominously from the hearth-rug of Gateshead. 1881J. Russell Haigs v. 106 The fact..speaks ominously as to the general state of misrule. |