ˈminəˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri also ˈmīn- adjective
Etymology: Late Latin minatorius, from Latin minatus (past participle of minari to threaten) + -orius -ory — more at mount
: having a menacing quality : expressive of or conveying a threat
thrusting out a minatory forefinger — Lionel Hale
the law was minatory and repressive — G.B.Sansom
their conversation is in the decisive and minatory tone — Earl of Chesterfield