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Minatory vs Interminate - What's the difference?

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Interminate is a related term of minatory.



As adjectives the difference between minatory and interminate

is that minatory is threatening, menacing while interminate is without end or limit; boundless; infinite.

As a verb interminate is

to menace; to threaten.

minatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Threatening]], [[menace, menacing.
  • * 1887 : Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look. —
  • *1888 , , The Reverberator .
  • *:[H]er father quietly addressed a few words, by letter, to George Flack. This communication was not of a minatory order; it expressed on the contrary the loose sociability which was the essence of Mr. Dosson's nature.
  • * 1997': In the cottage next to the post office Alma Crumble broke her wrist stirring batter, at which the Bug declared in a '''minatory tone that 'That was enough of that.' — , ''The Haunted Tea-Cosy
  • * 1995': She shook hands firmly with

    • Synonyms

    * minacious, ominous, sinister

    References

    * Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: The Word of the Day for November 24, 2007 is: minatory

    interminate

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without end or limit; boundless; infinite.
    • (Chapman)
    Synonyms
    * interminated

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) interminatus, past participle of interminari.

    Verb

    (interminat)
  • (obsolete) To menace; to threaten.
    • (Bishop Hall)
    Related terms
    * minatory (Webster 1913) ----