admonitory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ədˈmɒnɪtərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad mon′i tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•mon•i•to•ry  (ad mon′i tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. tending or serving to admonish;
    warning:an admonitory gesture.
  • Medieval Latin admonitōrius. See ad-, monitory
  • 1585–95
ad•mon′i•to′ri•ly, adv. 

'admonitory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
exemplary - homily - monitory

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