From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishminatorymin‧a‧to‧ry /ˈmɪnətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective formal THREATENthreatening to hurt someone or something
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minatory• But the minatory eyes weren't fixed on this latest scientific wonder; they were fixed on Brenda.• It was of a piece with the neglected timber, the weedy gravel and the minatory notices which guarded the bounds.Origin minatory (1500-1600) Late Latin minatorius, from Latin minari “to threaten” 