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Jul 23, 2009
This week's themeMiscellaneous words This week's words equanimity assiduous disinter minatory expatiate Got a website? Free content for your site Words, quotations & more 
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with Anu Gargminatory
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. See more usage examples of minatory in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. 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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