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- Dictionaryminatory/ˈmɪnət(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. expressing or conveying a threat: formal "he is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-wagging"
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expressing a warning or a threat: This minatory approach hasn't scared children off hard drugs. Fewer examples. The rumours of plots had been rumbling for months, but there was no sign of an attack, other than a couple of minatory articles in left-wing magazines. The minatory prophecies which announce calamities may or may not be fulfilled.
: having a menacing quality. Did you know? Knowing that minatory means "threatening," can you take a guess at a related word? If you're familiar with mythology, perhaps you guessed Minotaur, the name of the bull-headed, people-eating monster of Crete.
Minatory definition: menacing; threatening.. See examples of MINATORY used in a sentence.
Minatory means threatening. When you petition the school for higher academic standards — i.e. harder grading from teachers — you may receive some minatory looks, or even hate notes, from the kids in your school.
expressing a warning or a threat: This minatory approach hasn't scared children off hard drugs. Fewer examples. The rumors of plots had been rumbling for months, but there was no sign of an attack, other than a couple of minatory articles in left-wing magazines. The minatory prophecies which announce calamities may or may not be fulfilled.
Define minatory. minatory synonyms, minatory pronunciation, minatory translation, English dictionary definition of minatory. also min·a·to·ri·al adj. Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious. min′a·to′ri·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
adjective. threatening or menacing. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. minatorily (ˈminatorily) or minatorially (ˌminaˈtorially) adverb. Word origin. C16: from Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minārī to threaten. Word Frequency. minatory in American English. (ˈmɪnəˌtɔri ) adjective.
