minacious

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minacious - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Minacious \Mi*na"cious\, a. [L. minax, -acis. See Menace.]
     Threatening; menacing. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

minacious - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  minacious
      adj 1: 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, minacious, minatory, ominous,
             sinister, threatening]