Meanings
adjectiveminacious (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of threatening, in its various senses.
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adjectivethreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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Origin
- Latinminax“threatening”
- Late Latinminacia“threat”
- Englishminacious
From Late Latin minacia (“threat”) + -ious, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Cf. Italian minaccioso, attested 1532.
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APA
minacious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minacious
MLA
“minacious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minacious. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minacious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minacious.
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