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PRONUNCIATION OF PORTENTOUSLY

portentously  [pɔːˈtɛntəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTENTOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Portentously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PORTENTOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

portentously

Omen

An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. Though the word "omen" is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad," the term is more often used in a foreboding sense, as with the word "ominous". The origin of the word is unknown, although it may be connected with the Latin word audire, meaning "to hear."...

Definition of portentously in the English dictionary

The definition of portentously in the dictionary is solemnly, pompously. Other definition of portentously is ominously.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORTENTOUSLY


calamitously
kəˈlæmɪtəslɪ
circuitously
sɜːˈkjʊɪtəslɪ
covetously
ˈkʌvɪtəslɪ
duplicitously
djuːˈplɪsɪtəslɪ
felicitously
fəˈlɪsɪtəslɪ
fortuitously
fɔːˈtjuːɪtəslɪ
gratuitously
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəslɪ
infelicitously
ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtəslɪ
iniquitously
ɪnˈɪkwɪtəslɪ
momentously
məʊˈmentəslɪ
necessitously
nɪˈsɛsɪtəslɪ
obviously
ˈɒbvɪəslɪ
precipitously
prɪˈsɪpɪtəslɪ
previously
ˈpriːvɪəslɪ
riotously
ˈraɪətəslɪ
routously
ˈraʊtəslɪ
serendipitously
ˌserənˈdɪpɪtəslɪ
seriously
ˈsɪərɪəslɪ
solicitously
səˈlɪsɪtəslɪ
ubiquitously
juːˈbɪkwətəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORTENTOUSLY

portate
portatile
portative
portative organ
portcullis
Porte
porte-cochere
portend
portent
portentous
portentousness
porter
porter´s lodge
porterage
portered
porteress
porterhouse
porterhouse steak
porterly
portesse

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORTENTOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
curiously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
graciously
hilariously
marvellously
meticulously
outrageously
ridiculously
simultaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of portentously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «portentously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORTENTOUSLY

Find out the translation of portentously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of portentously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «portentously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有预兆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

portentosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

portentously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

portentously
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

portentously
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зловеще
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

portentously
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

portentously
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

portentously
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan jelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

portentously
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

portentously
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

portentously
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Portentously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

portentously
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

portentously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Portentously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

portentously
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

portentously
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złowieszczo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зловісно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

portentously
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

portentously
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

portentously
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hotfullt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pompøst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of portentously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTENTOUSLY»

The term «portentously» is normally little used and occupies the 134.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTENTOUSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «portentously» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «portentously» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about portentously

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTENTOUSLY»

Discover the use of portentously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to portentously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Collected Poems of Philip Whalen
PORTENTOUSLY. SUNDAY. FOOD. SMOKE. as if we were gods &c cherubic presences THE SATURDAY VISITATIONS 1. Belligerence! Mixed bathing, and That was the end of the Roman Empire Which ought to have lasted at least three  ...
Philip Whalen, Michael Rothenberg, 2007
2
Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: from the ...
His ardour was now and then painful reflections; he speculates on the result of a battle: ' lows rises portentously among his and the chilling; Jihantotn ot the gillows rises portentously among nis meditations, and evidently lays strong hold of his ...
James Wills, 1847
3
Action Theory
So what we must mean, I believe, is that reasons cannot be formulated without reference to what we might portentously speak of as intensional objects, or, less portentously, without reference to their contents, but this object or content cannot  ...
M. Brand, Douglas Walton, 1976
4
A Troubled Eden: Nature and Society in the Works of George ...
It gleamed down the length of the Corso in blinding sunlight; brass helmets and hussar feathers, white and violet surcoats, green plumes, maroon capes, bright steel scabbards, bayonet-points,— as gallant a show as some portentously- ...
Norman Kelvin, 1961
5
International Financial Integration: Competing Ideas and ...
Again portentously, Hayek envisioned a time when '[e]lectronic calculators which in seconds would give the equivalent of any price in any currency at the current rate, would...be used everywhere' (1978a, p.123). In this new financial world ...
A. M. Endres, 2010
6
Struggling for Wings: The Art of James Dickey
The worst poem in Puella — and the only bad one, I judge — is the last, " Summons, and the very worst part of it comes at the end, where the four portentously spaced, portentously italicized lines are arranged in portentous echelon: unending ...
Robert Kirschten, 1997
7
Empson, Wilson Knight, Barber, Kott: Great Shakespeareans
At the end of the nineteenth century, for example, R. G. Moulton, in his portentously entitled (and portentously written) book, Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist: A Popular Illustration of the Principles of Scientific Criticism, abandons, time and ...
Hugh Grady, 2012
8
A Companion to Classical Receptions
But in fact these 'personified abstractions' are not 'portentously intruding' at all – unless, that is, we consider the Homeric mise-en-scène of the entire poem to be a portentous intrusion. Grenfell's 'fighting man', like Homer's Sarpedon, will be ...
Lorna Hardwick, Christopher Stray, 2011
9
Feydeau Plays: 2: The Girl from Maxim's; She's All Yours; A ...
Mongicourt (portentously) Your ... wife ... is ... here. Petypon Don't ever do that again. MongicourtPardon? Petypon If that's all you came for, you really needn't have bothered. Mongicourt You mean you knew? PetyponOfcourseI knew.
Georges Feydeau, 2014
10
The Body/body Problem: Selected Essays
So what we must mean, I believe, is that reasons cannot be formulated without reference to what we might portentously speak of as intensional objects, or, less portentously, without reference to their contents, but this object or content cannot  ...
Arthur Coleman Danto, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTENTOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term portentously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The ALP conference is just for show - Shorten's real test lies ahead
At every ALP national conference the media commentators announce portentously that there will be a make or break issue: a test that the ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
ArtsBeat | 'True Detective' Recap: Full Moons and Sex Parties
He snatched a contract, at any rate, one that's full of signatures, he announced portentously. Also, he managed to dodge his mother, fiancée, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Drama in the designs
This outfit, which embodies fear, sets off the collection with the yet-to-bloom Epiphyllum portentously reinforced by draped feather masks. «The Nation, Jul 15»
4
In 'Kinship,' few sparks where electricity is needed
For much of the play, all three — portentously identified in the playbill only as “She,'' “He,'' and “Friend/His Mother” — are in the dark about the ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
SDG Reviews 'Ant-Man'
... and here, at the eve of the MCU's “Phase 2,” just before the dawn of “Phase 3” in 2016, with the portentously titled Captain America: Civil War ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
6
Taylor Swift Is Definitely in Her Zone
... like a Lana Del Rey rip, but live—weighted into a proper ballad, the chorus hanging portentously—Swift sounded quite a bit like Jessie Ware. «Jezebel, Jul 15»
7
Thatcher trod a fine line as India sought crackdown on Sikh extremists
... forthcoming elections in India, the note underlines the “real threat that Rajiv Gandhi will be assassinated,” adding — portentously, as it turned ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Newlyweds and Priest Team Up for St. Peter's Basilica Book
... and here, at the eve of the MCU's “Phase 2,” just before the dawn of “Phase 3” in 2016, with the portentously titled Captain America: Civil War ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
9
Queen Elizabeth's Corgis: A History
... and ripped a gash in his knee, according to one newspaper, which added portentously, “This is the first time that a royal corgi has bitten a policeman.”. «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
10
'House of Cards: Season 3': Sic Semper Tyrannis
It's all so terribly and portentously tasteful, isn't it? Like an Ethan Allen showroom as shot by David Lynch. But the dagger-like badinage has ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»

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