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   Min·a·to·ry

   /ˈminəˌtôrē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. expressing or conveying a threat: formal "he is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger-wagging"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin minatorius, from minat- ‘threatened’, from the verb minari.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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