
minacious
-adjective rare
menacing; threatening.
[ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening’ (from minari ‘threaten’ ) + -ous .]
minatory
-adjective formal
expressing or conveying a threat.
[ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from late Latin minatorius, from minat- ‘threatened,’ from the verb minari.]

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