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- [mi-ney-shuh s]
- /mɪˈneɪ ʃəs/
- /mɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mi-ney-shuh s]
- /mɪˈneɪ ʃəs/
Definitions of minacious word
- adjective minacious menacing; threatening. 1
- adjective minacious threatening 0
- adjective minacious menacing; threatening 0
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Origin of minacious
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin mināci- (stem of mināx) overhanging, threatening + -ous
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Parts of speech for Minacious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minacious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
minacious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minacious
adj minacious
- frightening — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
adjective minacious
- intimidating — to make timid; fill with fear.
- ominous — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- terrorising — to fill or overcome with terror.
- comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
Antonyms for minacious
adj minacious
- assisting — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- aiding — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- helping — the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- unthreatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
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