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minacious

[ mi-ney-shuh s ]
/ mɪˈneɪ ʃəs /
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adjective

menacing; threatening.

Words related to minacious

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

Words nearby minacious

min., min.e., mina, mina hassan tani, minable, minacious, minah, minamata disease, minamoto, minamoto yoritomo, minangkabau

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
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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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