PORTENTOUSLY

portentously

(adverb) in a portentous manner; “portentously, the engines began to roll”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

portentously (comparative more portentously, superlative most portentously)

In an ominous manner.

Synonym: ominously

In a pompous manner.

Source: Wiktionary

PORTENTOUS

Por*tent"ous, a. Etym: [L. portentosus.]

1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreschadowing, esp. foreschadowing ill; ominous. For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. Macaulay.

2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. Roscommon.

– Por*tent"ous*ly, adv.

– Por*tent"ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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