comminatory

  • 71threatening — [adj] menacing, ominous aggressive, alarming, apocalyptic, at hand, baleful, baneful, black, bullying, cautionary, close, comminatory, dangerous, dire, fateful, forthcoming, grim, ill boding, imminent, impendent, impending, inauspicious,… …

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  • 72commination —   n. denunciation; cursing; threatening.    ♦ comminative,    ♦ comminatory, a …

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  • 73commination — [käm΄ə nā′shən] n. [ME comminacioun < L comminatio < comminatus, pp. of comminari, to threaten < com , intens. + minari, to MENACE] a threat or denunciation comminatory [käm′i nə tôr΄ē, kə min′ətôr΄ē] adj …

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  • 74accurse — verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment • Syn: ↑execrate, ↑anathemize, ↑comminate, ↑anathemise, ↑anathematize, ↑anathematise • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 75anathematise — verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment • Syn: ↑accurse, ↑execrate, ↑anathemize, ↑comminate, ↑anathemise, ↑anathematize • Derivationally related forms: ↑anathemat …

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  • 76anathemise — verb 1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon The bad witch cursed the child • Syn: ↑curse, ↑beshrew, ↑damn, ↑bedamn, ↑anathemize, ↑imprecate, ↑maledict …

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  • 77anathemize — verb 1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon The bad witch cursed the child • Syn: ↑curse, ↑beshrew, ↑damn, ↑bedamn, ↑anathemise, ↑imprecate, ↑maledict …

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  • 78comminate — verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment • Syn: ↑accurse, ↑execrate, ↑anathemize, ↑anathemise, ↑anathematize, ↑anathematise • Derivationally related forms: ↑anat …

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  • 79inculpative — adjective causing blame to be imputed to • Syn: ↑inculpatory • Ant: ↑exculpatory (for: ↑inculpatory) • Similar to: ↑accusative, ↑ …

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  • 80inculpatory — adjective causing blame to be imputed to • Syn: ↑inculpative • Ant: ↑exculpatory • Similar to: ↑accusative, ↑accusatory, ↑accusing, ↑accusive, ↑ …

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