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   Mi·na·cious

   /məˈnāSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. menacing; threatening. rare

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening’ (from minari ‘threaten’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. minaciously adverb
   • 2. minacity noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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