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minaciously

minaciously adverb: synonym of threateningly: in a minacious manner.

Adverb

minaciously (comparative more minaciously, superlative most minaciously)

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

Synonyms of minaciously

Forms of minaciously

comparativemore minaciously
superlativemost minaciously

Origin of minaciously

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

Questions about minaciously

What does minaciously mean?
Minaciously means synonym of threateningly: in a minacious manner.
What part of speech is minaciously?
Minaciously is an adverb.

Words near minaciously in the dictionary

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

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