ominously
pronunciation
How to pronounce ominously in British English:
UK ['ɒmɪnəslɪ]
How to pronounce ominously in American English:
US [ˈɑmənəslɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in an ominous manner
Word Origin
- ominously (adv.)
- 1590s, from ominous + -ly (2). In earliest use, "of good omen, auspicious;" meaning "of evil omen" first attested 1640s, in Milton.
Example
- 1. More ominously , the exhausted greeks may soon vote themselves out of the euro zone .
- 2. One metric looms ominously over mr. obama 's re-election effort : real disposable income .
- 3. Ominously , the pact gives the president the right to fire his prime minister for incompetence .
- 4. Ominously , goldman sachs economists said , the fall was driven by decreases in the components measuring sales and new orders .
- 5. More ominously , the gap might represent a structural discount in the stock price reflecting bp 's track record of accidents .