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min·a·to·ry M0308300 (mĭn′ə-tôr′ē) also min·a·to·ri·al (mĭn′ə-tôr′ē-əl)adj. Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious.
[French minatoire, from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minātus, past participle of minārī, to threaten; see minacious.]
min′a·to′ri·ly adv.minatory (ˈmɪnətərɪ; -trɪ) or minatorialadjthreatening or menacing[C16: from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minārī to threaten] ˈminatorily, ˌminaˈtorially advmin•a•to•ry (ˈmɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
adj. menacing; threatening. [1525–35; < Late Latin minātōrius= Latin minā(rī) to threaten + -tōrius -tory1] min`a•to′ri•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  minatory - 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"menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening, baleful, forbiddingalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
minatoryadjectiveExpressing, indicating, or warning of an impending danger or misfortune:minacious, threatening.TranslationsminatoryenUK
Related to minatory: minority, interminable, puissantSynonyms for minatoryadj expressing, indicating, or warning of an impending danger or misfortuneSynonymsSynonyms for minatoryadj threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsSynonyms- menacing
- minacious
- ominous
- sinister
- threatening
- baleful
- forbidding
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