minacious

minacious
mi·na·cious

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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 — minaciously, adv. minaciousness, minacity /mi nas i tee/, n. /mi nay sheuhs/, adj. menacing; threatening. [1650 60; < L minaci (s. of minax) overhanging, threatening + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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