ominously

adv
/ˈɒmɪnəsli/UK/ˈɑmənəsli/US

Etymology

From ominous + -ly.

  1. derived from osmen
  2. derived from ōminōsus
  3. formed as ominously — “ominous + -ly

Definitions

  1. In an ominous manner

    In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding.

    • From first to last he was ominously polite, and ominously silent.
    • His nostrils flared ominously and his fists opened and closed at his sides.
    • However, the next day dawned ominously with an overcast sky and we postponed our start till 8 o'clock.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ominously. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ominously. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at ominously

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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