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Meaning of MINACIOUS

Pronunciation:  mi'neyshus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [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"
 
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 Synonyms: alarming, baleful, forbidding, menacing, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mi*na"cious\, a. [L. minax, -acis. See {Menace}.]
Threatening; menacing. [R.]
 
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