Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minaciously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-na-cious-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From minacious + -ly, from Late Latin minacia (“threat”), from Latin minax (“threatening”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more minaciously (comparative) most minaciously (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does minaciously mean?
Synonym of threateningly: in a minacious manner.
Where does minaciously come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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