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portentously — portentous ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or like a portent; ominous. 2) excessively solemn. DERIVATIVES portentously adverb portentousness noun … English terms dictionary
portentously — adverb in a portentous manner portentously, the engines began to roll • Derived from adjective: ↑portentous … Useful english dictionary
Portentously — Portentous Por*tent ous, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. [1913 Webster] For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. [1913 Webster] Victories of strange … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portentously — adverb see portentous … New Collegiate Dictionary
portentously — See portentous. * * * … Universalium
portentously — pÉ”r tentÉ™s /pÉ”Ë t adv. in the manner of boding evil; ideally, in an exemplary manner; arrogantly, pompously … English contemporary dictionary
portentously — por·ten·tous·ly … English syllables
portentously — See: portentous … English dictionary
portentous — portentously, adv. portentousness, n. /pawr ten teuhs, pohr /, adj. 1. of the nature of a portent; momentous. 2. ominously significant or indicative: a portentous defeat. 3. marvelous; amazing; prodigious. [1530 40; < L portentosus. See PORTENT,… … Universalium
portentous — [[t]pɔː(r)te̱ntəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone s way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people. [FORMAL] There was nothing… … English dictionary
