Meaning of MINATORY
| Pronunciation: | | 'minu`towree
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| | Definition: | | [adj] 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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | alarming, baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Min"a*to*ry\, a. [L. minatorius, fr. minari to
threaten. See {Menace}.]
Threatening; menacing. --Bacon.
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| | Related Terms: | | abusive, bludgeoning, blustering, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying, comminatory, denunciatory, fear-inspiring, foreboding, hectoring, imminent, intimidating, lowering, menacing, minacious, ominous, terroristic, terrorizing, threatening, threatful |
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