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min·a·to·ry
minatory
pronunciation:
mI
n
to
ri
part of speech:
adjective
definition:
presenting a threat; menacing.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a minatory presence for most Americans.
The guard gave the prisoner a minatory look.
similar words:
sinister
related words:
foreboding
,
ominous
,
perilous
,
risky
derivations:
minatorial (adj.), minatorily (adv.)
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