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Define the word minatory

"Minatory" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Minatory \Min"a*to*ry\, a. [L. minatorius, fr. minari to
   threaten. See Menace.]
   Threatening; menacing. --Bacon.
   [1913 Webster]

"minatory" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

minatory
     adj : threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
           baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone
           became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";
           "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his
           threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the
           situation became ugly" [syn: baleful, forbidding, menacing,
            minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly]

"minatory" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "minatory":
   abusive, bludgeoning, blustering, browbeating, bulldozing,
   bullying, comminatory, denunciatory, fear-inspiring, foreboding,
   hectoring, imminent, intimidating, lowering, menacing, minacious,
   ominous, terroristic, terrorizing, threatening, threatful