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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Threatening \Threat"en*ing\, a. & n. from {Threaten}, v. -- {Threat"en*ing*ly}, adverb
{Threatening letters} (Law), letters containing threats, especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
threateningly
adverb: in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly" [syn: {menacingly}]
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