MINACIOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (mi-NAY-shuhs)

MEANING: adjective: Threatening or menacing.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin minari (to threaten), from minae (threats). Ultimately from the Indo-European root men- (project), which is also the source of menace, mountain, eminent, promenade, demean, amenable, and mouth. Earliest documented use: 1660. A synonym is minatory.
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MINXACIOUS - cunning, impudent, provocative, and verging on mean

AMINACIOUS - containing nitrogen

MINDACIOUS - thoughtful; paying attention; sometimes, objecting