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MINATORY
(adj.) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
"a baleful look", "forbidding thunderclouds", "his tone became menacing", "ominous rumblings of discontent", "sinister storm clouds", "a sinister smile", "his threatening behavior", "ugly black clouds", "the situation became ugly"
synonyms : baleful , forbidding , menacing , minacious , ominous , sinister , threateningwith the arrival of her maternal uncle, it became a baleful party. -added by diviya_inlas
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(Tag: ) minatory=mine+eater=mine eater will eat me,i.e threatning me
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-0 (Tag: English) Minatory sounds like military--military people are very threatening most of the times.
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-0 (Tag: ) minator + y first part sounds like minotaur-the mythical beast you could associate menacing and threatening with and thus minatory = menacing
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