comminatory
Example Sentences
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A few years later, I got a comminatory phone call from one of the firm's founders.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2013
A fortnight ago, a short comminatory note, such as Britain once sent to Finland, was drawn up in three versions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wherever they meet with opposition they at once resort to comminatory messages.
From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles
Captain Tom went sailing from island to island, appearing unexpectedly in various localities, beaming, noisy, anecdotal, commendatory or comminatory, but always welcome.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Conrad, Joseph
In vain did Alexander V. and John XXIII. command Archbishop Zbinco to suppress the heresy, and in vain did the struggling prelate hold assemblies and issue comminatory decrees.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
