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Meaning of 'minatory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Minatory [ a.]
- Threatening; menacing.

Meaning of 'minatory' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . minatory [ s]
Meaning (1):
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example in sentence:
  • a baleful look;
  • a sinister smile;
  • forbidding thunderclouds;
  • his threatening behavior;
  • his tone became menacing;
  • ominous rumblings of discontent;
  • sinister storm clouds;
  • the situation became ugly;
  • ugly black clouds

Nearby Words:

mina minable minaceous minacious minacity minae minaret minargent minas minatorially

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