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/mi nay"sheuhs/, adj.menacing; threatening.[1650-60; < L minaci- (s. of minax) overhanging, threatening + -OUS]
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Minacious — Mi*na cious, a. [L. minax, acis. See {Menace}.] Threatening; menacing. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minacious — index ominous, pending (imminent), portentous (ominous), prophetic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
minacious — (adj.) threatening, 1650s, from L. minaci , stem of minax threatening, menacing (from minari; see MENACE (Cf. menace) (n.)) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Minaciously … Etymology dictionary
minacious — [mi nā′shəs] adj. [< L minax (gen. minacis): see MENACE & OUS] menacing; threatening minacity [minas′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
minacious force — index menace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
minacious — adjective Of a threatening or menacing character … Wiktionary
minacious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Expressing, indicating, or warning of an impending danger or misfortune: minatory, threatening. See FORESIGHT, NEAR … English dictionary for students
minacious — adj. menacing; threatening; minatory … English contemporary dictionary
minacious — a. Threatening, menacing, minatory … New dictionary of synonyms
minacious — adj minatory, minatorial, menacing, threatening, ominous; portentous, unpropitious, unfavorable, bad, dangerous; dark, cloudy, clouded, overcast, like rain … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
