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mi⋅na⋅cious

  [mi-ney-shuhs]
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–adjective
menacing; threatening.
Origin:
1650–60; < L mināci- (s. of mināx) overhanging, threatening + -ous

Related forms:
mi⋅na⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
mi⋅na⋅cious⋅ness, mi⋅nac⋅i⋅ty  [mi-nas-i-tee] , noun
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mi·na·cious   (mĭ-nā'shəs)   
adj.  Of a menacing or threatening nature; minatory.

[Latin mināx, mināc- (from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men-2 in Indo-European roots) + -ious.]
mi·na'cious·ly adv., mi·na'cious·ness, mi·nac'i·ty (mĭ-nās'ĭ-tē) n.
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