minacious
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin minacia (“threat”) + -ious, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -ia (“forming abstract nouns”). Cf. Italian minaccioso, attested 1532.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /məˈneɪʃəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɪˈneɪʃəs/
Adjective[edit]
minacious (not comparable)
- (now rare) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses.
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “minacious, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.