In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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
minatory (comparative more minatory, superlative most minatory)
Threatening, menacing.
• 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.