This week’s theme
Words to describe people

This week’s words
nefandous
minacious
perfidious
prickmedainty
cumberworld

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A.Word.A.Day

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.

USAGE:

“[Marilyn Manson’s] vocal delivery of this song makes this probably one of the scariest covers ever. His minacious vocals makes you feel like you should constantly be looking over your shoulder.”
Ellen Fike; Halloween Music; Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne); Oct 12, 2015.

See more usage examples of minacious in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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