minaciousadj.n.

Brit.

/mᵻˈneɪʃəs/, U.S.

/məˈneɪʃəs/

Forms: 1600s– minacious, 1800s minaceous; Scottish pre-1700 menacious (in a derivative).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mināc- , mināx , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin mināc-, mināx threatening ( < minae threats (see note) + -āx : see -acious suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare Italian minaccioso (1532).Classical Latin minae is attested only in the plural and was later superseded by minacia (see menace n.). It belongs to a group of cognate words referring to projection, jutting, and threatening: see the note s.v. prominent adj.

Now rare.

A. adj.

Menacing, threatening; of a threatening character; full of threats or menaces.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adjective]

ticklec1325

boastful1382

threatinga1400

menacing?a1439

louringa1450

shoring1513

threatening1530

minatory1532

threatful?1567

minanta1657

minacious1660

menaceful1742

minitant1854

minitabund1890

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness iii. iii. 63 Whether the face of Heaven..look upon us with a..sad and minacious countenance.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo xii, in Wks. (1721) III. 349 He ghostly Wants supplies, gives inward Joys, Which most minacious Crosses overpoise.

1770 M. Foster Scarborough iii. 49 Spent, the blast Retires indignant, and with surly growl Mourns his repulse minacious.

1827 W. Howitt & M. Howitt Desolation of Eyam 200 Power sought their children to enthrall, To cast o'er cot, and kirk and hall, From its minacious dome, Its subtle chains,..in the form of Law.

1889 E. W. Benson Let. 11 Nov. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 286 He went away with a kind of minacious ‘Very well’.

1969 T. M. Disch Echo Round Bones (1970) 36 A minacious cold seemed to settle over him, followed by a feeling of hollowness, that..spread slowly to all his limbs.

2000 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 8 Aug. 72 Reinhardt..began his recording with a weirdly minacious intro that seemed to augur a train piece.

B. n.

That which is threatening or menacing; threatening people regarded collectively. rare.

ΚΠ

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 68 You have often a touch of the minaceous or so about you.

1972 Mil. Law Rev. 55 (U.S. Dept. of Army) 148 Several cases have indicated a willingness to characterize the unruly and disrespectful with the minacious.

Derivatives

minaciously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adverb]

throlyc1390

threatfully1565

menacingly1591

threateninglya1616

minaciously1660

minatorilya1670

louringly1836

floggingly1840

minatorially1847

sinisterly1847

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ix. v. 465 God Almighty..hath not dealt with us..imperiously and minaciously, as severe Law-givers use to doe; but mildely and kindly.

1674 Rec. Inverness in W. Mackay Rec. Presbyteries Inverness & Dingwall (1896) 43 Donald dow Mack conachie..menaciouslie threatened the Minister.

1895 Punch 21 Dec. 300/2 Two..terriers, which barked minaciously at my legs.

1997 E. George Deception on his Mind Prol. 7 The gulls..bobbed on the guano-streaked concrete rooftop and flapped their wings minaciously.

minaciousness n. now rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [noun] > threatening quality

minaciousness1825

threateningness1891

minatoriness1961

1825 R. A. Armstrong Gaelic Dict. 456/2 Ràitheachd,..a habit of threatening; minaciousness.

1864 Q. Rev. Oct. 571 The attitude of the Papal communion before this new enemy is that of a startled, trembling minaciousness.

1979 Encounter June 9/1 One finger lacked its top joint. The minaciousness of this feature was recalled later by the sudden..close-up of the hand of the Godfrey Tearle character in Hitchcock's The Thirty-nine Steps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minacious
释义	minaciousadj.n. Brit. /mᵻˈneɪʃəs/, U.S. /məˈneɪʃəs/ Forms: 1600s– minacious, 1800s minaceous; Scottish pre-1700 menacious (in a derivative). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mināc- , mināx , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin mināc-, mināx threatening ( < minae threats (see note) + -āx : see -acious suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare Italian minaccioso (1532).Classical Latin minae is attested only in the plural and was later superseded by minacia (see menace n.). It belongs to a group of cognate words referring to projection, jutting, and threatening: see the note s.v. prominent adj. Now rare. A. adj. Menacing, threatening; of a threatening character; full of threats or menaces. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adjective] ticklec1325 boastful1382 threatinga1400 menacing?a1439 louringa1450 shoring1513 threatening1530 minatory1532 threatful?1567 minanta1657 minacious1660 menaceful1742 minitant1854 minitabund1890 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness iii. iii. 63 Whether the face of Heaven..look upon us with a..sad and minacious countenance. a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo xii, in Wks. (1721) III. 349 He ghostly Wants supplies, gives inward Joys, Which most minacious Crosses overpoise. 1770 M. Foster Scarborough iii. 49 Spent, the blast Retires indignant, and with surly growl Mourns his repulse minacious. 1827 W. Howitt & M. Howitt Desolation of Eyam 200 Power sought their children to enthrall, To cast o'er cot, and kirk and hall, From its minacious dome, Its subtle chains,..in the form of Law. 1889 E. W. Benson Let. 11 Nov. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 286 He went away with a kind of minacious ‘Very well’. 1969 T. M. Disch Echo Round Bones (1970) 36 A minacious cold seemed to settle over him, followed by a feeling of hollowness, that..spread slowly to all his limbs. 2000 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 8 Aug. 72 Reinhardt..began his recording with a weirdly minacious intro that seemed to augur a train piece. B. n. That which is threatening or menacing; threatening people regarded collectively. rare. ΚΠ 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 68 You have often a touch of the minaceous or so about you. 1972 Mil. Law Rev. 55 (U.S. Dept. of Army) 148 Several cases have indicated a willingness to characterize the unruly and disrespectful with the minacious. Derivatives minaciously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adverb] throlyc1390 threatfully1565 menacingly1591 threateninglya1616 minaciously1660 minatorilya1670 louringly1836 floggingly1840 minatorially1847 sinisterly1847 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ix. v. 465 God Almighty..hath not dealt with us..imperiously and minaciously, as severe Law-givers use to doe; but mildely and kindly. 1674 Rec. Inverness in W. Mackay Rec. Presbyteries Inverness & Dingwall (1896) 43 Donald dow Mack conachie..menaciouslie threatened the Minister. 1895 Punch 21 Dec. 300/2 Two..terriers, which barked minaciously at my legs. 1997 E. George Deception on his Mind Prol. 7 The gulls..bobbed on the guano-streaked concrete rooftop and flapped their wings minaciously. minaciousness n. now rare ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [noun] > threatening quality minaciousness1825 threateningness1891 minatoriness1961 1825 R. A. Armstrong Gaelic Dict. 456/2 Ràitheachd,..a habit of threatening; minaciousness. 1864 Q. Rev. Oct. 571 The attitude of the Papal communion before this new enemy is that of a startled, trembling minaciousness. 1979 Encounter June 9/1 One finger lacked its top joint. The minaciousness of this feature was recalled later by the sudden..close-up of the hand of the Godfrey Tearle character in Hitchcock's The Thirty-nine Steps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1660
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