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minacious

[ mi-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. menacing; threatening.


minacious

/ mɪˈneɪʃəs; mɪˈnæsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. threatening


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Derived Forms

  • miˈnaciously, adverb
  • minacity, noun

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Other Words From

  • mi·nacious·ly adverb
  • mi·nacious·ness mi·nac·i·ty [mi-, nas, -i-tee], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of minacious1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of minacious1

C17: from Latin minax, from minārī to threaten

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