minatory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    minacious; sinister; threatening; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
    • 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

WordNet


Min"a*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L. minatorius, fr. minari to threaten. See Menace.
Definitions
  1. Threatening; menacing. Bacon.

Webster 1913