Minacious
//məˈneɪʃəs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of threatening, in its various senses. archaic, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments wordnet
Etymology
From Late Latin minacia (“threat”) + -ious, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Cf. Italian minaccioso, attested 1532.
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