/ ˈmɪnətəri; NAmE -tɔːri/ adjective
( formal ) threatening :
minatory words
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin minatorius , from minat- threatened, from the verb minari .
/ ˈmɪnətəri; NAmE -tɔːri/ adjective
( formal ) threatening :
minatory words
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin minatorius , from minat- threatened, from the verb minari .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005