Dictionary

minacious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mɪˈneɪʃəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /məˈneɪʃəs/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (archaic, not-comparable) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses.

Deriveds

minaciously · minaciousness

Relateds

minacity · minacy · menace

Synonyms

threatening