minatory

Definitions


[ˈmɪnət(ə)ri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- expressing or conveying a threat
(e.g: he is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-wagging)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from late Latin minatorius, from minat- ‘threatened’, from the verb minari




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