Defn: Threatening; menacing. [R.]
MINACITY
Mi*nac"i*ty, n.
Defn: Disposition to threaten. [R.]
MINARET Min"a*ret, n. Etym: [Sp. minarete, Ar. manarat lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. nar to shine.] (Arch.)
Defn: A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin.
MINARGENT Min*ar"gent, n. Etym: [Prob. contr. from aluminium + L. argentum silver.]
Defn: An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; — used by jewelers.
MINATORIALLY; MINATORILY
Min`a*to"ri*al*ly, Min"a*to*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In a minatory manner; with threats.
MINATORY
Min"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. minatorius, fr. minari to threaten. See
Menace.]