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minacious
[ mi-ney-shuhs ]
adjective
- menacing; threatening.
minacious
/ mɪˈneɪʃəs; mɪˈnæsɪtɪ /
adjective
- threatening
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Derived Forms
- minacity, noun
- miˈnaciously, adverb
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Other Words From
- mi·nacious·ly adverb
- mi·nacious·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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