Definitions for minatory

minatory min·a·to·ry

Spelling: [min-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
IPA: /ˈmɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Minatory is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 375 anagrams from letters in minatory (aimnorty).

Definitions for minatory

adjective

  1. menacing; threatening.

Origin of minatory

1525-35; Late Latin minātōrius, equivalent to Latin minā(rī) to menace + -tōrious -tory1

Examples for minatory

Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look.

The parson is very brisk when he reaches the minatory clause in his sermon.

She actually defied him, though she was quite helpless, with some minatory sounds.

The unrestful, the well-organised and minatory sea had been advancing quickly.

And now we know for all time that these countless scolding and minatory voices were not mere angry units, but that they were in.

And to these his appeal was persuasive and suggestive, never didactic or minatory.

It was as if he discovered himself flimsy and transparent in a world of minatory solidity and opacity.

The officer repeated his phrase, trying the conversational, wheedling, and minatory tones in turn—but it was useless.

In course of debate Howell, alleged victim of Alderman's minatory observations, attempted to introduce the subject.

The harsh, minatory note of that voice sufficiently expressed the fact.

Word Value for minatory
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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