minacious
Example Sentences
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They were all hymns and ballads of a minacious description, now one and now another of which he kept repeating in lugubrious recitative.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George
She had not heard a word of Colonel Grand's minacious overture.
From The Rose in the Ring by McCutcheon, George Barr
This was the third such attack since the ship dropped anchor in this minacious port.
From Crime and Corruption by Vaknin, Samuel
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.