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minatory

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min·a·to·ry  (mn-tôr, -tr) also min·a·to·ri·al (mn-tôr-l, -tr-)
adj.
Of a menacing or threatening nature; minacious.
[French minatoire, from Late Latin mintrius, from Latin mintus, past participle of minr, to threaten; see minacious.]
mina·tori·ly adv.
minatory
Adjective
threatening or menacing [Latin minari to threaten]
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Adj.1.minatoryminatory - 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"
menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening, baleful, forbidding
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger


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I had, however, the less diffidence in that it would have a technical interest for her, being indeed no other than a song of cycling a deux which had been suggested by one of those alarmist danger-posts always placed at the top of the pleasantest hills, sternly warning the cyclist that "this hill is dangerous,"--just as in life there is always some minatory notice-board frowning upon us in the direction we most desire to take.
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Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look.
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