ominous oppressive outlandish overly peruse

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

1. powerful, cruel, and unfair:

   • an oppressive military regime

2. whether that is oppressive is unpleasantly hot with no movement of air

   • the oppressive heat of the afternoon

3. 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