Associations to the word «Portentously»
Wiktionary
PORTENTOUSLY, adverb. In an ominous manner.
PORTENTOUSLY, adverb. In a pompous manner.
Dictionary definition
PORTENTOUSLY, adverb. In a portentous manner; "portentously, the engines began to roll".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.