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minaceous

minaceous adjective: of the colour of minium.

Adjective (1)

minaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of the colour of minium.

Adjective (2)

minaceous (not comparable)

  1. Menacing, threatening.

Forms of minaceous

alternative formminiaceous
alternative formminiatous

Origin of minaceous

From min(ium) + -acious.

From Latin mināx (“threatening, menacing, projecting”) + -acious.

Questions about minaceous

What does minaceous mean?
Minaceous means of the colour of minium.
What part of speech is minaceous?
Minaceous is an adjective.

Words near minaceous in the dictionary

  1. mina
  2. Minab
  3. minability
  4. minable
  5. minac
  6. minaceous
  7. minacious
  8. minaciously
  9. minaciousness
  10. minacities
  11. minacity

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