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portentously

/pɔːˈten.təs.li/

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adverb

/pɔːˈten.təs.li/C2formal
  • ruНаречие, означающее «таким образом, который предполагает, что должно произойти что-то важное, зловещее или значительное». Часто имеет драматический или торжественный оттенок, описывая действия или высказывания, которые являются напыщенно серьёзными или зловещими.

An adverb meaning "in a way that suggests something important, ominous, or significant is about to happen." It often carries a dramatic or solemn tone, describing actions or statements that are self-importantly serious or foreboding.

  1. In a manner suggesting something significant or ominousC1formal

    In a way that seems to indicate something important, often bad, is going to happen.

    ruЗловеще

    • The clouds gathered portentously over the mountain.
    • He spoke portentously about the future of the company.
    • The music swelled portentously as the villain appeared.

    Synonymsfatefullymenacinglyominouslythreateningly

    Antonymsinconsequentiallyinsignificantlytrivially

Forms
  • more portentously comparative form
  • most portentously superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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