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PORTENTOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does portentously mean?
• PORTENTOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb PORTENTOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a portentous manner
Familiarity information: PORTENTOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a portentous manner
Context example:
portentously, the engines began to roll
Pertainym:
portentous (puffed up with vanity)
Context examples
Louis surveyed me with his shrewd grey eyes, and shook his head portentously.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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