Minacious \Mi*na"cious\, a. [L. minax, -acis. See Menace.]
Threatening; menacing. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
minacious
adj : threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone
became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";
"sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his
threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the
situation became ugly" [syn: baleful, forbidding, menacing,
minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly]
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