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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MINACIOUS

a.[L. minax, from minor, to threaten. ] Threatening; menacing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MINACIOUS

Mi *na "cious, a. Etym: [L. minax, -acis. See Menace. ]

 

Defn: Threatening; menacing. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

minacious

mi na cious |məˈnāSHəs məˈneɪʃəs | ▶adjective rare menacing; threatening. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening ’ (from minari ‘threaten ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

minacious

minacious |mɪˈneɪʃəs | ▶adjective rare menacing; threatening. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening ’ (from minari ‘threaten ’) + -ous .