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minatory
[ min-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈmɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
menacing; threatening.
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Also min·a·to·ri·al .
Origin of minatory
OTHER WORDS FROM minatory
min·a·to·ri·ly, adverbWords nearby minatory
minaret, Minas Basin, Minas de Ríotinto, Minas Gerais, Minatitlán, minatory, minaudière, mince, mince matters, mincemeat, mince pie
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British Dictionary definitions for minatory
minatory
minatorial
/ (ˈmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
threatening or menacing
Derived forms of minatory
minatorily or minatorially, adverbWord Origin for minatory
C16: from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minārī to threaten
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