ominously

om·i·nous  (m-ns)

adj.

1. Menacing; threatening: ominous black clouds; ominous rumblings of discontent.

2. Of or being an omen, especially an evil one.

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[Latin minsus, from men, min-, omen.]

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omi·nous·ly adv.

omi·nous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

ominously - in an ominous manner; "the sun darkened ominously"

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ominously

adverb threateningly, grimly, menacingly, darkly, balefully, sinisterly, forbiddingly `I'll be back,' he said ominously.

Translations

ominously [ˈɒmɪnəslɪ] ADV "we have a problem," she said ominously → -tenemos un problema -dijo en un tono que resultaba inquietante
"I would not do that if I were you," he said ominously → -yo que tú no haría eso -dijo con un tono inquietante or en tono amenazador
the men marched ominously up the street → los hombres marchaban calle arriba de una forma que no presagiaba or auguraba nada bueno
the thunder rumbled ominously → los truenos retumbaban amenazadores
Steve was ominously quiet → era inquietante lo tranquilo que estaba Steve
the deadline was drawing ominously close → la fecha límite se acercaba amenazadora
this sounded ominously like a declaration of war → esto guardaba un siniestro parecido con una declaración de guerra

ominously [ˈɒmɪnəsli] adv

[say, add, warn] → sur un ton où plane la menace

(used as sentence adverb) → ce qui ne présage rien de bon (en fin de phrase)
Ominously, car sales slumped in August → Les ventes de voitures se sont effondrées en août, ce qui ne présage rien de bon.

(= worryingly)
The bar seemed ominously quiet → Il régnait dans le bar un calme qui ne présageait rien de bon.
the threat of nuclear war which loomed ominously close → l'inquiétante proximité de la menace nucléaire
with the prospect of ruin always ominously close → avec toujours l'inquiétante proximité de la ruine

ominously

adv → bedrohlich, ominös; say → in einem Unheil verkündenden Ton; it sounds ominously like a declaration of war → es klingt ominös nach einer Kriegserklärung; more ominously, the government is talking of reprisals → schlimmer noch, die Regierung spricht von Vergeltungsmaßnahmen

ominously [ˈɒmɪnəslɪ] adv → minacciosamente