minacious

[ mi-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

1. menacing; threatening.

minacious

/ mɪˈneɪʃəs; mɪˈnæsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. threatening

Derived Forms

• miˈnaciously, adverb
• minacity, noun

Other Words From

• mi·nacious·ly adverb
• mi·nacious·ness mi·nac·i·ty [mi-, nas, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of minacious¹

1650–60; < Latin mināci- (stem of mināx ) overhanging, threatening + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of minacious¹

C17: from Latin minax, from minārī to threaten

Example Sentences

In sound and subject, “Neither” is a spectacularly dense, mysterious and minacious work.

From New York Times

We read about “kairotic shifts” and “swanky solanums”; there is a “minacious theme” and “unfeasible grass.”

From New York Times

They were all hymns and ballads of a minacious description, now one and now another of which he kept repeating in lugubrious recitative.

From Project Gutenberg

She had not heard a word of Colonel Grand's minacious overture.

From Project Gutenberg

This was the third such attack since the ship dropped anchor in this minacious port.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aggressive
• alarming
• cautionary
• dangerous
• dire
• sinister
• ugly