portentouslyadv.

Brit.

/pɔːˈtɛntəsli/, U.S.

/pɔrˈtɛn(t)əsli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portentous adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < portentous adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin portentōsē with supernatural effects.

1. In a manner which portends or foreshadows something; ominously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adverb] > inauspiciously

amissa1425

sinisterlyc1465

awkly1564

untowardly1569

portentously1596

sinistrously1607

ominously1611

inauspiciously1684

portentiously1804

askew1858

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. N2 A singular Scholler..demonstrating what a lying Ribaden, and Chincklen Kraga it was, to constellate and plannet it so portentously.

1628 R. Gomersall Tragedie of Lodovick Sforza v. iv. 62 The French are mighty, and portentously Rise by their fall.

1780 Great Rev. (Dublin) 128 As hags of hell, in boding omens stare, With sullen brows, portentously severe!

1820 Times 17 Nov. 2/2 Radicalism is every day most alarmingly and portentously increasing.

1875 F. L. Benedict Mr. Vaughan's Heir xiv. 73 ‘Sir,’ says Mr. Carstoe, scowling as portentously as if he were about to utter some awful threat.

1904 J. London Sea-wolf xiii. 126 Louis surveyed me with his shrewd gray eyes and shook his head portentously. ‘She's a-comin', I tell you.’

1990 M. Martin Keys of this Blood i. v. 133 Ironically enough, and portentously, this second shift began with Christianity's success at last, during the fourth to sixth centuries.

2. Prodigiously, extraordinarily. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adverb] > in a portentous manner, ominously

prodigiously?1550

darkly1597

portentously1656

inauspiciously1684

unauspiciouslya1797

bodingly1811

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb] > with a degree of strangeness

selcouthlyc1175

ferlyc1230

selcoutha1300

disguisilyc1325

ferlifula1400

ferlilya1400

sellylyc1400

miraculouslya1425

ferlifullyc1425

strangelya1450

strangefully1664

portentously1755

miraculous1781

like magic1783

phenomenally1878

out of this world1941

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully

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wondrously1535

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wondrous1557

stupendly1621

stupendiously1629

amazingly1650

stupendously1659

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tremendously1684

prodigious1694

portentously1755

miraculous1766

awesomely1821

stunningly1823

fabulously1845

devastatingly1905

fantastically1923

dizzyingly1952

staggeringly1976

1656 J. Trapp Comm. 2 Thess. ii. 3 That breathing devil, so portentously, so peerlessly vicious.

1755 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (ed. 4) I. ii. iv. 246 Creatures, which by a reciprocal translation of the parts to one another, became all portentously deformed.

1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) II. viii. 468 The decline was portentously rapid.

1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xviii He would be portentously severe against very trifling shortcomings.

1926 A. Huxley Jesting Pilate 68 Our monster [sc. an elephant] halted, and with its usual deliberation, relieved nature, portentously.

3. Grandiloquently; in a self-important or pretentious manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adverb]

biglya1475

pompously1573

pontifically1582

budgely1599

pompous1754

largely1857

burlily1863

portentously1892

portentiously1963

1892 Daily News 21 May 2/2 His orations are enormously, portentously, platitudinously dull.

1943 ‘C. Dickson’ She died a Lady (1951) xvi. 159 Molly was taller than Belle, perhaps less well developed in what Tom would portentously call the mammary and gluteal regions.

1994 Amer. Spectator Mar. 10/2 Asked to explain his metamorphosis from presidential candidate to talk-show host, Mr. Brown gibbered portentously, ‘People who work in a fish factory don't realize they stink.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portentously
释义	portentouslyadv. Brit. /pɔːˈtɛntəsli/, U.S. /pɔrˈtɛn(t)əsli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portentous adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < portentous adj. + -ly suffix². Compare classical Latin portentōsē with supernatural effects. 1. In a manner which portends or foreshadows something; ominously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adverb] > inauspiciously amissa1425 sinisterlyc1465 awkly1564 untowardly1569 portentously1596 sinistrously1607 ominously1611 inauspiciously1684 portentiously1804 askew1858 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. N2 A singular Scholler..demonstrating what a lying Ribaden, and Chincklen Kraga it was, to constellate and plannet it so portentously. 1628 R. Gomersall Tragedie of Lodovick Sforza v. iv. 62 The French are mighty, and portentously Rise by their fall. 1780 Great Rev. (Dublin) 128 As hags of hell, in boding omens stare, With sullen brows, portentously severe! 1820 Times 17 Nov. 2/2 Radicalism is every day most alarmingly and portentously increasing. 1875 F. L. Benedict Mr. Vaughan's Heir xiv. 73 ‘Sir,’ says Mr. Carstoe, scowling as portentously as if he were about to utter some awful threat. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf xiii. 126 Louis surveyed me with his shrewd gray eyes and shook his head portentously. ‘She's a-comin', I tell you.’ 1990 M. Martin Keys of this Blood i. v. 133 Ironically enough, and portentously, this second shift began with Christianity's success at last, during the fourth to sixth centuries. 2. Prodigiously, extraordinarily. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adverb] > in a portentous manner, ominously prodigiously?1550 darkly1597 portentously1656 inauspiciously1684 unauspiciouslya1797 bodingly1811 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb] > with a degree of strangeness selcouthlyc1175 ferlyc1230 selcoutha1300 disguisilyc1325 ferlifula1400 ferlilya1400 sellylyc1400 miraculouslya1425 ferlifullyc1425 strangelya1450 strangefully1664 portentously1755 miraculous1781 like magic1783 phenomenally1878 out of this world1941 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully wonderlyc1000 wonderc1175 wonderfullya1300 marvellouslya1382 marvellousa1400 marvelly?a1400 wonderful14.. miraculouslya1425 wonderslyc1489 wondersc1528 wondrously1535 prodigiously1541 wondrous1557 stupendly1621 stupendiously1629 amazingly1650 stupendously1659 astonishingly1668 tremendously1684 prodigious1694 portentously1755 miraculous1766 awesomely1821 stunningly1823 fabulously1845 devastatingly1905 fantastically1923 dizzyingly1952 staggeringly1976 1656 J. Trapp Comm. 2 Thess. ii. 3 That breathing devil, so portentously, so peerlessly vicious. 1755 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (ed. 4) I. ii. iv. 246 Creatures, which by a reciprocal translation of the parts to one another, became all portentously deformed. 1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) II. viii. 468 The decline was portentously rapid. 1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xviii He would be portentously severe against very trifling shortcomings. 1926 A. Huxley Jesting Pilate 68 Our monster [sc. an elephant] halted, and with its usual deliberation, relieved nature, portentously. 3. Grandiloquently; in a self-important or pretentious manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adverb] biglya1475 pompously1573 pontifically1582 budgely1599 pompous1754 largely1857 burlily1863 portentously1892 portentiously1963 1892 Daily News 21 May 2/2 His orations are enormously, portentously, platitudinously dull. 1943 ‘C. Dickson’ She died a Lady (1951) xvi. 159 Molly was taller than Belle, perhaps less well developed in what Tom would portentously call the mammary and gluteal regions. 1994 Amer. Spectator Mar. 10/2 Asked to explain his metamorphosis from presidential candidate to talk-show host, Mr. Brown gibbered portentously, ‘People who work in a fish factory don't realize they stink.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1596
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