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