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   admonitory

   /ədˈmɒnɪt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. giving or conveying a warning or reprimand: "the sergeant lifted an admonitory finger"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin admonitorius, from admonit- ‘urged’, from Latin admonere (see admonish).

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   • 1. admonitor noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADMONITORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   advising and warning someone about their behaviour: an admonitory remark. She raised an admonitory finger at me. See. admonition. Fewer examples. He spoke with a firm admonitory tone. It is an admonitory tale of a youth obsessed with online gaming. His letters to his daughter were usually admonitory. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

   • English (US)

     advising and warning someone about their behavior: an...

   • Znaczenie Admonitory, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ADMONITORY definicja: 1. advising and warning someone about...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     admonitory 의미, 정의, admonitory의 정의: 1. advising and warning...

   • Admonition

     a piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › admonitoryAdmonitory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   əd-ˌmä-nə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē. adverb. Synonyms. admonishing. cautionary. cautioning. exemplary. monitory. premonitory. warning. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of admonitory in a Sentence. admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › admonitoryADMONITORY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Admonitory definition: tending or serving to admonish; warning. See examples of ADMONITORY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADMONITORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Admonitory means advising and warning someone about their behavior. Learn how to use this formal adjective with sentences from various sources and translations in different languages.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADMONITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about their behaviour: The most common parental admonition must surely be "Don't stay out late". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Chastising & rebuking. admonishingly. admonitory. barracking. bawl. carpet. earbashing. keelhaul. lambaste. lecture. pull someone up. punchbag. punching bag

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADMONITORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Admonitory means admonishing or warning. It comes from the Latin word admonitōrius, which means to admonish. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word frequency of admonitory.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › admonitoryAdmonitory - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the adjective admonitory to describe something that's done in a warning or reproachful way. When kids are loud in the library, the librarian might shush them in an admonitory way. If your piano teacher always finds fault with your playing, she is consistently admonitory.