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Meaning of "minatory" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MINATORY

From Late Latin minātōrius, from Latin minārī to threaten.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MINATORY

minatory  [ˈmɪnətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MINATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of minatory in the English dictionary

The definition of minatory in the dictionary is threatening or menacing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINATORY


combinatory
ˈkɒmbɪnətərɪ
comminatory
ˈkɒmɪnətərɪ
criminatory
ˈkrɪmɪnətərɪ
declinatory
dɪˈklaɪnətərɪ
discriminatory
dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ
divinatory
dɪˈvɪnətərɪ
eliminatory
ɪˈlɪmɪnətərɪ
explanatory
ɪkˈsplænətərɪ
exterminatory
ɪkˈstɜːmɪnətərɪ
hallucinatory
həˈluːsɪnətərɪ
incriminatory
ɪnˈkrɪmɪnətərɪ
minatorial
ˈmɪnətərɪ
minatorially
ˈmɪnətərɪ
minatorily
ˈmɪnətərɪ
obsignatory
ɒbˈsɪɡnətərɪ
procrastinatory
prəʊˈkræstɪnətərɪ
sanatory
ˈsænətərɪ
signatory
ˈsɪɡnətərɪ
terminatory
ˈtɜːmɪnətərɪ
vaticinatory
vəˈtɪsɪnətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINATORY

mina
Mina Hassan Tani
minable
minacious
minaciously
minacity
minae
Minamoto Yoritomo
minar
minaret
minareted
Minas Basin
Minas Gerais
minatorial
minatorially
minatorily
minauderie
minaudiere
mince
mince pie

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of minatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MINATORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «minatory» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of minatory

Translation of «minatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINATORY

Find out the translation of minatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of minatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

minatory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

minatory
570 millions of speakers

English

minatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

minatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

minatory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

угрожающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

minatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়প্রদর্শক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comminatoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pensyarah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bedrohlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脅迫的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

minatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dọa nạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயமுறுத்துகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धर्मशाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkutucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minatorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

minującym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загрозливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amenințător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποιούσαμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dreigend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINATORY»

The term «minatory» is normally little used and occupies the 135.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «minatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «minatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about minatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINATORY»

Discover the use of minatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Beyond the Call of Duty: Supererogation, Obligation, and Offence
understanding an important distinction between two different 'oughts', the ' hortatory' and the 'minatory'. According to Findlay, hortatory is used to urge a person to do something without necessarily urging the person not to omit doing it, while ...
Gregory Mellema, 1991
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Superpower Intervention in the Middle East (Routledge Revivals)
In contrast to military resource transfer, minatory diplomacy would seem tohave offered the superpowers amore consistentlysuccessful, even ifa sometimes rather more dangerous and ambiguous instrument of military influence. While minatory  ...
Peter Mangold, 2013
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Assessment and Therapy: Specialty Articles from the ...
Thus, research in psychology and related areas implies minatory ("thou shalt not" ) as oppose to hortatory ("thou shalt") directives and standards for much of therapy. Of course, it is possible to rephrase minatory statements to become hortatory ...
Howard S. Friedman, 2001
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A View of the Covenant of Works from the Sacred Records: ...
Wherein the Parties in that Covenant, the Reality of It, Its Parts, Conditionary, Promissory, and Minatory ... are Distinctly Considered ... Thomas Boston . . o- . .' . . . --fl' z I E W im . \.OFTH.E - '-. .COVENANT' OF WORKSp 'FRoMT'HE ...
Thomas Boston, 1798
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Webster's New World Essential Vocabulary
minatory (MIN uh taw ree) adj. menacing or threatening • Making minatory remarks to someone can get one into deep trouble. • Tigers are known to make minatory gestures to warn people or other animals to stay back—unless they are  ...
David A Herzog, 2004
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The Person and the Common Life: Studies in a Husserlian ...
Findlay would urge Husserl to distinguish between the "hortatory" and the " minatory" imperatives. The hortatory are, in fact, expressions of Husserl's categorical imperative in that they are what lure, urge, and beckon toward the skyline of the ...
James Hart, 1992
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Rover & Bedford County, Tn
By Bennie Taylor The Gentry Cemetery was established as a Family Cemetery on a plot of land owned by John P. Gentry and his wife Minatory Head Gentry ( see pages 358-359 in Vol. I, X-19). The earliest grave was used for an infant son of ...
‎2000
8
Oxford Thesaurus of English
... imitation, imitating, impersonation, take-off, impression, copying, aping, caricature, mockery, parody, satire, lampoon, burlesque; informal send-up, spoof; rare apery, pasquinade. minatory. adjective rare his minatory look. See threatening ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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The Parting of the Ways: The Teachings of the Liberal ...
The Athanasian Creed, which by the way is omitted from the Liturgy of the Liberal Catholic Church, probably because of its minatory clauses, is certainly a Creed of the Catholic Church and might naturally be considered to be for that reason ...
Frank W. Pigott, 2010
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Conflicts of Interest: Challenges and Solutions in Business, ...
That is a “taboo tradeoff,” because the moral wrongs considered (ranging from robbing a bank to murder) yield minatory norms. I suspect (suspect!) that had he used examples that facilitate hortatory norms and moral values, the results would  ...
Don A. Moore, Daylian M. Cain, George Loewenstein, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minatory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jazz folkie Melody Gardot brings compassion, social conscience to …
That comes through in the mantra-like "Same to You" and the minatory "Don't Misunderstand." Rather than imagining people's lives or inventing ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
We are about to learn much more about Michael Clarke as a man
Reinforced by various verbal asperities, it lent their cricket a relentless, minatory edge. In Cardiff, there was no blue touchpaper. There was no ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Letters: The Greek people have to pay the price whatever the …
We in the West owe a great deal to classical Greek civilisation, and we should not take too minatory an attitude to their present difficulties. Byron ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Yazidis Flee Iraq; 110 Killed across Country
Other members of the minatory group have chosen to take up arms against the Islamic State militants instead. Militants blew up the Sheikh ... «Antiwar.com, Jun 15»
5
No way to go about it
... enforcing minimum acceptable standards for products consumed by people without introducing one more minatory inspector in the process. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jun 15»
6
Origins and tragedy of the Sri Lankan civil war
... sorts, the Mahavamsa, in which he discovered the mythic and minatory figure of Dutugemunu, a precursor to present-day Sinhalese cruelty. «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
7
MIke Rowbottom: Running into trouble with a hawk - and the best …
... readers to share stories of animal assailants encountered in off-road running, and compiled a minatory list – complete with advice, of course. «Insidethegames.biz, May 15»
8
This Divided Island review by Samanth Subramanian – Sri Lanka's …
... sorts, the Mahavamsa, in which he discovered the mythic and minatory figure of Dutugemunu, a precursor to present-day Sinhalese cruelty. «The Guardian, May 15»
9
'Time Lapse' an unsettling trip to the future
It's just a matter of time before the minatory bookie, Ivan (Jason Spisak), gets leery. cComments. Got something to say? Start the conversation ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
10
Hain Celestial's Socially Responsible Scorecard: Strengths And …
The company has significant transgender benefits as well coverage under its insurance and has minatory sexual orientation training. «Seeking Alpha, May 15»

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