a. rare. [ad. L. comminātīv-us menacing, f. ppl. stem of commināri: see prec. and -IVE.] Conveying a commination or threatening.
1835. I. Taylor, Spir. Despot., iii. 90. The inflexible integrity of the record, and its comminative intention.
b. as sb. A denunciatory expression.
1888. Standard, 12 April, 5/1. A fine selection of catching comminatives on the text of the Budget.
