minacious

English

Etymology

From Late Latin minacia (“threat”) +‎ -ious, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Cf. Italian minaccioso, attested 1532.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈneɪʃəs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪˈneɪʃəs/

Adjective

minacious (not comparable)

1. (now rare) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses.

Derived terms

• minaciously
• minaciousness

Related terms

• menace
• minacity
• minacy

References

• “minacious, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.