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minacious

[ mi-ney-shuhs ]
/ mɪˈneɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
menacing; threatening.
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Origin of minacious

1650–60; <Latin mināci- (stem of mināx) overhanging, threatening + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM minacious

mi·na·cious·ly, adverbmi·na·cious·ness, mi·nac·i·ty [mi-nas-i-tee], /mɪˈnæs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby minacious

mimulus, MIMunE, min, mina, minable, minacious, minah, Mina Hassan Tani, Minamata disease, Minamoto, Minamoto Yoritomo
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Words related to minacious

alarming, dangerous, frightening, threatening, aggressive, cautionary, dire, sinister, ugly, approaching, impending, looming, louring, lowering, overhanging, black, bullying, close, near, portending

British Dictionary definitions for minacious

minacious
/ (mɪˈneɪʃəs) /
adjective
threatening

Derived forms of minacious

minaciously, adverbminacity (mɪˈnæsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for minacious

C17: from Latin minax, from minārī to threaten
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