menacefuladj.
/ˈmɛnᵻsf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈmɛnəsf(ə)l/ rare.
Threatening.
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ticklec1325
boastful1382
threatinga1400
menacing?a1439
louringa1450
shoring1513
threatening1530
minatory1532
threatful?1567
minanta1657
minacious1660
menaceful1742
minitant1854
minitabund1890
1742 G. Turnbull tr. Justinus Hist. xxviii. iii. 222 Antigonus..being besieged in his palace by a menaceful mob of the Macedonians.
1891 Good Words Aug. 556/1 Did it acquire its menaceful character because it had been placed on the head of Medusa?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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