minatory
adjective
[ ˈmɪnəˌt(ə)ri ]
• expressing or conveying a threat.
• "he is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-wagging"
Similar:
menacing,
threatening,
baleful,
intimidating,
ominous,
admonitory,
warning,
cautionary,
minacious,
comminatory,
minatorial,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from late Latin minatorius, from minat- ‘threatened’, from the verb minari .
