menacingly
C2
adv
Freq #60140
Meanings
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1
adv
in a menacing manner
the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly
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2
adv
In a menacing manner.
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.
Etymology
From menacing + -ly.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adv
· in a menacing manner
threateningly