adjective
- threatening punishment or expressing menace; denunciatory
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The judge delivered a comminatory speech before sentencing.
- His comminatory tone made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
- The letter contained comminatory language warning of legal action.
- The prophet’s comminatory words struck fear into the hearts of the people.
- She gave him a comminatory look that silenced his protests.
- The editorial took a comminatory stance against corruption in government.