ominously
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- 9
/ˈɒmɪnəsli/
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/ˈɒmɪnəsli/ · /ˈɑmənəsli/
Definition of ominously
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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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.”
“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.”
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Etymology
From ominous + -ly.
Words you can make from ominously
182 playable · top: ISONOMY (12 pts)
Best play isonomy 12 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
39 words- MOLYS 10 pts
- MOONY 10 pts
- MOUSY 10 pts
- SLIMY 10 pts
- LOONY 8 pts
- LOUSY 8 pts
- LYSIN 8 pts
- NOILY 8 pts
- NOISY 8 pts
- SONLY 8 pts
- YONIS 8 pts
- LIMNS 7 pts
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- LINUM 7 pts
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- MUONS 7 pts
- NOMOI 7 pts
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- ONIUM 7 pts
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- SLOMO 7 pts
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- LINOS 5 pts
- LIONS 5 pts
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- LOUIS 5 pts
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- NOLOS 5 pts
- OLIOS 5 pts
- SNOOL 5 pts
- SOLON 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- LIMY 9 pts
- MOLY 9 pts
- MONY 9 pts
- SUMY 9 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- LUNY 7 pts
- NOSY 7 pts
- OILY 7 pts
- ONLY 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- YINS 7 pts
- YONI 7 pts
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- LIMN 6 pts
- LIMO 6 pts
- LOOM 6 pts
- LUMS 6 pts
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3-letter words
46 words- YOM 8 pts
- YUM 8 pts
- SLY 6 pts
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- SYN 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
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- YOU 6 pts
- ISM 5 pts
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- MUS 5 pts
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- INS 3 pts
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- SUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
2-letter words
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