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minatory

[ min-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. menacing; threatening.


minatory

/ ˈmɪnətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. threatening or menacing
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾¾±²Ô²¹³Ù´Ç°ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±²Ôa·³Ù´Ç۾±Â·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of minatory1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Late Latin ³¾¾±²ÔÄå³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü²õ “threatening,†from ³¾¾±²ÔÄå³Ù(³Ü²õ), past participle of ³¾¾±²ÔÄå°ùÄ« “to threaten†( menace ) + -Å°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ory 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of minatory1

C16: from Late Latin ³¾¾±²ÔÄå³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü²õ, from Latin ³¾¾±²ÔÄå°ùÄ« to threaten
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But he's also a model of self-deceit that colors Rhys', the real Rhys, and the ultimate purpose served by the one we know with minatory tragedy.

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Vivian Fung’s “Birdsong†set the tone, moving from glassy impressionism to a diabolically twittering reel and slashing accents, a hike through a minatory forest.

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Since her father’s imprisonment, Minou handles the business, and she is in the shop when a mysterious envelope appears, addressed to her and bearing a terse, minatory message: “She knows that you live.â€

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I have not looked at these in years, but I cannot forget their haunting strangeness, the unique quality of his writing to this day, a weird mix of classic English and minatory Japanese prose.

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Brexiters in the UK, imitating Tory tactics in London’s mayoral election, conjured up minatory visions of foreigners.

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