† minitantadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin minitant-, minitāns, minitārī.

Etymology: < classical Latin minitant-, minitāns, present participle of minitārī < minārī (see minant adj.) + -itāre -itate suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mi·nitănt) /ˈmɪnɪtənt/.

Obsolete. rare.

Threatening; that constitutes a menace.

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

1854 R. G. Latham Native Races Russ. Empire 327 Azov was made into a naval arsenal, minitant to the Crimea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	minitant
释义	† minitantadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin minitant-, minitāns, minitārī. Etymology: < classical Latin minitant-, minitāns, present participle of minitārī < minārī (see minant adj.) + -itāre -itate suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mi·nitănt) /ˈmɪnɪtənt/. Obsolete. rare. Threatening; that constitutes a menace. 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 1854 R. G. Latham Native Races Russ. Empire 327 Azov was made into a naval arsenal, minitant to the Crimea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1854
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