minatory
mi·na·tory
adjective
1.
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”
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French minatoire, from Late Latin minātōrius. Compare menace.
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