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Etymology
Etymology tree English menacing Middle English -ly English -ly English menacingly From menacing + -ly.
Meanings
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In a menacing manner.
Thor glared at him [...] what little light there was in the place mustered its forces briefly to glint menacingly off the horns of his helmet.
1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 110:Food, more and better, was placed near her - but, dumb and motionless, she lay with her face turned to the wall, and her dog growled menacingly at the stranger.
1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more menacingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most menacingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
de drohend (In a menacing manner) · pt ameaçadoramente (In a menacing manner) · ro amenințător (In a menacing manner) · it minacciosamente (In a menacing manner)