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minatory

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

Origin

adjective

menacing; threatening.

Also, min·a·to·ri·al.

Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin minātōrius, equivalent to Latin minā(rī) to menace + -tōrious -tory¹

Related forms

min·a·to·ri·ly, adverb

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minatory or minatorial (ˈmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ)

—*adj*
	threatening or menacing

[C16: from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minārī to threaten]

minatorial or minatorial

—*adj*

[C16: from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minārī to threaten]

'minatorily or minatorial

—*adv*

mina'torially or minatorial

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

minatory

1530s, from O.Fr. minatoire, from L.L. minatorius, from minari "to threaten" (see menace).

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