threateningly
threateningly adverb: in a threatening manner.
Adverb
threateningly (comparative more threateningly, superlative most threateningly)
- In a threatening manner.
- He tried to glare threateningly, but how much of a threat can you be when you are naked AND tied to a bed?
- As the beasts surrounded her, chattering threateningly the while they goaded her with their cudgels and beat and kicked her with their fists and feet, she lay with closed eyes, praying for the merciful death that she knew alone could give her surcease from suffering[.]1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 194
- Synonyms:
- minaciously
threateningly meaning in Malayalam
threateningly in Malayalam
- ആപൽസൂചകമായി
Synonyms of threateningly
Forms of threateningly
| comparative | more threateningly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most threateningly |
Origin of threateningly
From threatening + -ly.
Questions about threateningly
- What does threateningly mean?
- Threateningly means in a threatening manner.
- What is threateningly in Malayalam?
- Threateningly in Malayalam is ആപൽസൂചകമായി. See Threateningly meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is threateningly?
- Threateningly is an adverb.
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