comminatory

adjective

com·​mi·​na·​to·​ry ˈkä-mə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 

kə-ˈmi-nə-, 

-ˈmī-

1

: conveying warning or threat of punishment or vengeance

2

: denunciatory

had nothing sensible and comminatory to say against her

—Rebecca West

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin comminatorius, from Latin comminatus + -orius -ory

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Rhymes for comminatory

• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory
• celebratory
• circulatory
• combinatory
• commendatory
• compensatory
• condemnatory
• confirmatory
• confiscatory