əˌtɔr adjective
menacing; threatening.
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minatory or minatorial (ˈmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Minatory
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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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