minatory

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French minatoire, from Late Latin minātōrius. Compare menace.

In classic literature

Synonyms

baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening

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