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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
minatory is an adjective meaning "threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments". It carries one recorded sense.
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for minatory come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.