In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MINATORY
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
(adjective) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; âa baleful lookâ; âforbidding thundercloudsâ; âhis tone became menacingâ; âominous rumblings of discontentâ; âsinister storm cloudsâ; âa sinister smileâ; âhis threatening behaviorâ; âugly black cloudsâ; âthe situation became uglyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
minatory (comparative more minatory, superlative most minatory)
Threatening, menacing.
Synonyms
• minacious, ominous, sinister
Source: Wiktionary
Min"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. minatorius, fr. minari to threaten. See Menace.]
Definition: Threatening; menacing. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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