adverb
- in a way that gives or serves as an advance warning of something
Usage: formal
Examples
- The storm clouds gathered premonitorily on the horizon.
- She glanced premonitorily at the clock before the meeting began.
- The dog barked premonitorily, sensing danger before anyone else.
- His headaches occurred premonitorily before major weather changes.
- The old building creaked premonitorily in the wind.
- The economist spoke premonitorily about the coming recession.