Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ominously

/ˈɑmənəsli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: omi-nous-ly
IPA: /ˈɑmənəsli/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Just as the Census Bureau forecasts growing racial diversity under any future level of immigration, it likewise projects ominously slow growth in America’s working-age population without more immigration."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ominous Middle English -ly English -ly English ominously From ominous + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑmənəsli/
British English: /ˈɒmɪnəsli/

Inflected Forms

more ominously (comparative) most ominously (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ominously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑmənəsli/.
What does ominously mean?: In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding.
Where does ominously come from?: Etymology tree English ominous Middle English -ly English -ly English ominously From ominous + -ly.

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