ominously
adverb/ˈɒmɪnəsli/
/ˈɑːmɪnəsli/
- 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
- echo
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