adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Synonym of threateningly: in a minacious manner.

Synonyms

All synonyms

threateningly

Etymology

From minacious + -ly, from Late Latin minacia (“threat”), from Latin minax (“threatening”).

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