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comminatory
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective comminatory has 1 sense
- comminatory(s = adj.all) denunciative, denunciatory - containing warning of punishment; Array Derived form verb comminate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
comminatory, a. [Cf. F. comminatoire.].
Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
comminatory, adj. threatening, denunciatory.
Etymology
med.L comminatorius (as COMMINATION)
ROGET THESAURUS
comminatory
Threat
N threat, menace, defiance, abuse, minacity, intimidation, denunciation, fulmination, commination, gathering clouds, threatening, menacing, minatory, minacious, comminatory, abusive, in terrorem, ominous, defiant, under the ban, Int, vae victis!, at your peril!, do your worst!.
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