threateningly.
In a threatening manner.
Meaning & usage
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?
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English threatening Middle English -ly English -ly English threateningly From threatening + -ly.
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