"minacious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /məˈneɪʃəs/ [General-American], /mɪˈneɪʃəs/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Late Latin minacia (“threat”) + -ious, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -ia (“forming abstract nouns”). Cf. Italian minaccioso, attested 1532. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|minacia||threat}} Late Latin minacia (“threat”), {{suffix|en||ious}} + -ious, {{der|en|la|minax||threatening}} Latin minax (“threatening”), {{m|la|-ia||forming abstract nouns}} -ia (“forming abstract nouns”), {{cog|it|minaccioso}} Italian minaccioso Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} minacious (not comparable)
  1. (now rare) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Synonyms: threatening [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: minaciously, minaciousness Related terms: menace, minacity, minacy
    Sense id: en-minacious-en-adj-FhYdp0np Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ious

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