| Minacious | a. [ L. minax, -acis. See Menace. ] Threatening; menacing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| baleful | (adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments, Syn. ominous, minacious, menacing, forbidding, threatening, sinister, minatory, Example: a baleful look; forbidding thunderclouds; his tone became menacing; ominous rumblings of discontent; sinister storm clouds; a sinister smile; his threatening behavior; ugly black clouds; the situation became ugly |