ominous
om·i·nous /ˈɒmənəs, ˈɒmɪnəs $ ˈɑː-/adjective
making you feel that something bad is going to happen
- “How long will she be ill?” he asked. There was an ominous slience.
- The car is making an ominous rattling sound.
ominously adverb
- The sky looked ominously dark.
oppressive
op·pres·sive /əˈpresɪv/ adjective
- powerful, cruel, and unfair:
- an oppressive military regime
- whether that is oppressive is unpleasantly hot with no movement of air
- the oppressive heat of the afternoon
- a situation that is oppressive makes you unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable:
- an oppressive silence
- an oppressive atmosphere
oppressively adverb
outlandish
out·land·ish /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ adjective
strange and unusual
- outlandish clothes
- Her story seemed so outlandish
overly
o·ver·ly /ˈəʊvəli $ ˈoʊvər-/ adverb
too or very
- Your views on economics are overly simplistic
- I’m not overly fond of cats.
peruse
pe·ruse /pəˈruːz/ verb [transitive]
formal to read something, especially in a careful way
- She leant forward to peruse the document more closely.
perusal noun [uncountable and countable]
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English