Minatory

Origin

Latin minatorius, from minari ("to threaten").

Cognate to menace.

Full definition of minatory

Adjective

1. Threatening, menacing.
• 1887: Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look. — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
• 1997: In the cottage next to the post office Alma Crumble broke her wrist stirring batter, at which the Bug declared in a minatory tone that 'That was enough of that.' — Edward Gorey, The Haunted Tea-Cosy
• 1995: She shook hands firmly with Dalgleish and gave him a minatory glance as if welcoming a new patient from whom she expected trouble — ,

Synonyms

• minacious, ominous, sinister