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minacious

Syllables: mi·na·ciousUK/mɪˈneɪʃəs/US/məˈneɪʃəs/

minacious adjective: synonym of threatening, in its various senses.

Adjective

minacious (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses.
    Synonyms:
    threatening

Synonyms of minacious

Origin of minacious

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

Words formed from minacious

Questions about minacious

What does minacious mean?
Minacious means synonym of threatening, in its various senses.
What part of speech is minacious?
Minacious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce minacious?
Minacious is pronounced /məˈneɪʃəs/ (US).

Words near minacious in the dictionary

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

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