| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a minatory manner; with threats.[Websters]
2. In an ominous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a menacing or sinister manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a forbidding manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective minatory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (minatory) | 1. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.[Wordnet]. 2. Threatening; menacing.[Websters]. 3. Being ominous or inauspicious.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being forbidding or grim.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being sinister, baleful or baneful.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being ugly, ill, nasty or malicious.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being black or dark.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being atrocious, horrible or appalling.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being alarming or frightening.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb minatorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "MINATORILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: minatory
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Threatening; menacing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Threatening, menacing. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
