minacious

英 [mɪ'neɪʃəs] 美[mɪ'neʃəs]
  • adj. 威吓的
近义词 risky

英英释义


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"

英文词源


minacious (adj.)
"threatening," 1650s, from Latin minaci-, stem of minax "threatening, menacing" (from minari; see menace (n.)) + -ous. Related: Minaciously.