Minatory Definition

mĭnə-tôrē
adjective
Menacing; threatening.
Webster's New World
Conveying or constituting a threat.
Webster's New World

Origin of Minatory

  • French minatoire from Late Latin minātōrius from Latin minātus past participle of minārī to threaten minacious

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin minatorius, from minari (“to threaten").

    From Wiktionary

  • Cognate to menace.

    From Wiktionary

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