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minacious

[mi-ney-shuh s]
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adjective
  1. menacing; threatening.
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Origin of minacious

1650–60; < Latin mināci- (stem of mināx) overhanging, threatening + -ous
Related formsmi·na·cious·ly, adverbmi·na·cious·ness, mi·nac·i·ty [mi-nas-i-tee] /mɪˈnæs ɪ ti/, noun
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Related Words

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

minacious

adjective
  1. threatening
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Derived Formsminaciously, adverbminacity (mɪˈnæsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin minax, from minārī to threaten
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Word Origin and History for minacious

adj.

"threatening," 1650s, from Latin minaci-, stem of minax "threatening, menacing" (from minari; see menace (n.)) + -ous. Related: Minaciously.

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