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Definition of ominously adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ominously

adverb
 
/ˈɒmɪnəsli/
 
/ˈɑːmɪnəsli/
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  1. in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen in the future
    • Thunder rumbled ominously overhead.
    • The streets were ominously quiet.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOminously is used with these adjectives:
    • silent
    Ominously is used with these verbs:
    • echo
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