The Clue
Ominous (8 letter answer)
The Answer
MENACING
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Notes
The answer MENACING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
MENACE as a verb:
1. (endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril) = pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
2. express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
3. act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
MENACING as an adjective:
1. (baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening) = threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "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"