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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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. admonitor noun

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

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   Admonitory means advising and warning someone about their behaviour. Learn how to use this formal adjective with sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

   • 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...

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

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   Admonitory is an adjective that means expressing admonition or warning. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history and etymology from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. 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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › admonitoryADMONITORY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Admonitory means tending or serving to admonish; warning. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of this adjective from Dictionary.com, with example sentences and related words.

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

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   Admonitory means admonishing or warning. Learn how to use this word in a sentence with examples from Collins English Dictionary and other sources.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › admonitoryAdmonitory - definition of admonitory by The Free Dictionary

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   Admonitory means expressing admonition, warning, or reproof. Find the origin, usage, and related words of admonitory in this online dictionary.

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.