Meaning of ADMONITORY
| Pronunciation: | | ad'mâni`towree
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- [adj] expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- [adj] serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
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| | Synonyms: | | admonishing, cautionary, dissuasive, exemplary, monitory, reproachful, reproving, unfavorable, unfavourable, warning(a) |
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| | Definition: | | \Ad*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [LL. admonitorius.]
That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an
admonitory glance. -- {Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly},, adv.
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