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minacious
[ mi-ney-shuhs ]
adjective
- menacing; threatening.
minacious
/ mɪˈneɪʃəs; mɪˈnæsɪtɪ /
adjective
- threatening
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Derived Forms
- ³¾¾±Ëˆ²Ô²¹³¦¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
- minacity, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾¾±Â·²Ô²¹î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
- ³¾¾±Â·²Ô²¹î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ ³¾¾±Â·²Ô²¹³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â [mi-, nas, -i-tee], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of minacious1
1650–60; < Latin ³¾¾±²ÔÄ峦¾±- (stem of ³¾¾±²ÔÄå³æ ) overhanging, threatening + -ous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of minacious1
C17: from Latin minax, from ³¾¾±²ÔÄå°ùÄ« to threaten
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In sound and subject, “Neither†is a spectacularly dense, mysterious and minacious work.
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We read about “kairotic shifts†and “swanky solanumsâ€; there is a “minacious theme†and “unfeasible grass.â€
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They were all hymns and ballads of a minacious description, now one and now another of which he kept repeating in lugubrious recitative.
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She had not heard a word of Colonel Grand's minacious overture.
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This was the third such attack since the ship dropped anchor in this minacious port.
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