minacious

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minacious

/məˈneɪʃəs/ US
/mɪˈneɪʃəs/ UK

Where it comes from

From Late Latin minacia (“threat”) + -ious, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Cf. Italian minaccioso, attested 1532.

adjective

archaic, not comparable Synonym of threatening, in its various senses.
Similar: threatening

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@misc{minacious_2026,
  title = {minacious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minacious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}