comminatory
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Adjective (1)
- containing warning of punishmentSynonyms: denunciativedenunciatoryOpposite exculpatorySimilar inculpatory, inculpative
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Com·min′a·to′ry adjective
Origin: Cf. F. comminatoire.
Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms. Ben Jonson
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54