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portentously

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por·ten·tous  (pôr-tnts, pr-)
adj.
1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: "The present aspect of society is portentous of great change" (Edward Bellamy).
2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe: "Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity" (Herman Melville).
3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
por·tentous·ly adv.
por·tentous·ness n.
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Adv.1.portentously - in a portentous manner; "portentously, the engines began to roll"


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