adj.
Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious.
[French minatoire, from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minātus, past participle of minārī, to threaten. See minacious.]
minatorily min'a·to'ri·ly adv.
Dictionary:
min·a·to·ry (mĭn'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) also min·a·to·ri·al
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Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious.
[French minatoire, from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minātus, past participle of minārī, to threaten. See minacious.]
minatorily min'a·to'ri·ly adv.| Thesaurus: minatory |
adjective
| WordNet: minatory |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Synonyms: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly
| Translations: Minatory |
Français (French)
adj. - menaçant (sout)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - bedrohlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απειλητικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ameaçador
Español (Spanish)
adj. - amenazador, amenazante, conminatorio
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hotfull
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
威胁的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 威脅的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مهدد, تهديدي
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