portentously

• Advérbio que significa de maneira que sugere que algo importante, sinistro ou significativo está para acontecer; frequentemente com um tom dramático, solene ou pomposo, descrevendo ações ou falas excessivamente graves ou ameaçadoras.

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.

   Ameaçadoramente

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

   Sinônimosfatefullymenacinglyominouslythreateningly

   Antônimosinconsequentiallyinsignificantlytrivially