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Define the word minacious

"Minacious" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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

"minacious" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

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]