adjective
- Expressing, indicating, or warning of an impending danger or misfortune: minacious, minatory. See foresight, near/far/distance.
threatening
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Synonyms: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, ugly
Meaning #2:
darkened by clouds
Synonyms: heavy, lowering, sullen
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