minatory

(eg. celtic, summary, literature )

minatory Meaning of "minatory"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Synonym(s)

forbidding, menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening

Usage(s):

  1. Politics and its tough offspring war were among the year's most minatory realities.
  2. Convict Finn, no minatory criminal, has served sentences only for minor offenses like malicious mischief, petit larceny, abusive language, disorderly conduct.
  3. Congestion turns this miracle of organization and technology into a minatory monster.
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