minatory
menacing; threatening.
Origin of minatory
1- Also min·a·to·ri·al .
Other words from minatory
- min·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
Words Nearby minatory
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How to use minatory in a sentence
But was it in virtue of his seeing armed Phantasms of St. Edmund 'on the rim of the horizon,' looking minatory on him?
Past and Present | Thomas CarlyleHis features had lost their delicately benevolent aspect; his words were minatory.
The Vanished Messenger | E. Phillips OppenheimYet'—and he made his voice minatory—'in these evil and tickle times well it might have been that that letter held delicate news.
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox FordBut their protests became more urgent as we went on, their tone less minatory.
The Unveiling of Lhasa | Edmund CandlerShe had requested the Pope to issue a minatory brief forbidding Parliament to meddle with her.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon | J.A. Froude
British Dictionary definitions for minatory
minatorial
/ (ˈmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ) /
threatening or menacing
Origin of minatory
1Derived forms of minatory
- minatorily or minatorially, adverb
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