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This week's theme Miscellaneous words This week's words equanimity assiduous disinter minatory expatiate Today's word in Visual Thesaurus Got a website? Free content for your site Words, quotations & more Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg minatory PRONUNCIATION: (MIN-uh-tor-ee, MYN-) MEANING: adjective: Threatening or menacing. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin minari (to threaten), from minae (threats). Ultimately from the Indo-European root men- (project) that is also the source of menace, mountain, eminent, promenade, demean, amenable, and mouth. USAGE: "France has seldom assumed a minatory posture towards India, being much less inclined than other major countries to hector, or push and prod in an attempt to influence policy." The Statesman (New Delhi, India); Jan 31, 2008. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)

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