comminatoire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin comminatorius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.mi.na.twaʁ/

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Adjective

comminatoire (plural comminatoires)

1. (literary) minatory, threatening, menacing

   Synonyms: intimidateur, menaçant

Derived terms

• comminatoirement

Further reading

• “comminatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012