minatory
PRONUNCIATION:
(MIN-uh-tor-ee, MYN-)
adjective: Threatening or menacing.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin minari (to threaten), from minae (threats). Ultimately from the Indo-European root men- (project) that is also the source of menace, mountain, eminent, promenade, demean, amenable, and mouth.
USAGE:
"France has seldom assumed a minatory posture towards India, being much less inclined than other major countries to hector, or push and prod in an attempt to influence policy."
The Statesman (New Delhi, India); Jan 31, 2008.
Minatory
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