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minatory

[ min-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈmɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

menacing; threatening.

Also min·a·to·ri·al.

Origin of minatory

1525–35; < Late Latin minātōrius, equivalent to Latin minā(rī) to menace + -tōrious -tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM minatory

min·a·to·ri·ly, adverb

Words nearby minatory

minaret, minas basin, minas de ríotinto, minas gerais, minatitlán, minatory, minaudière, mince, mince matters, mince pie, mincemeat

Example sentences from the Web for minatory

Jim Armine had been lunching with the Hayes, and brought a minatory message for Reggie.

The Rubicon |E. F. Benson
When he did come into it, his was the only voice which ever spoke there above a whisper; a sharp, startling, and minatory voice.

The Sea and the Jungle |H. M. Tomlinson
And to these his appeal was persuasive and suggestive, never didactic or minatory.

The Soul of Susan Yellam |Horace Annesley Vachell
She had requested the Pope to issue a minatory brief forbidding Parliament to meddle with her.

The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon |J.A. Froude

Ricci, detained by sickness, did not arrive until September 9th, and then he was the bearer of the minatory brief of June 16th.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 |Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for minatory

minatory

minatorial

/ (ˈmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

threatening or menacing

Derived forms of minatory

minatorily or minatorially, adverb

Word Origin for minatory

C16: from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minārī to threaten