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—admonitorily, adv./ad mon"i tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj.tending or serving to admonish; warning: an admonitory gesture.[1585-95; < ML admonitorius. See AD-, MONITORY]
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Admonitory — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
admonitory — index hortative, informatory, remonstrative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
admonitory — (adj.) 1590s, from L.L. admonitorius, from L. admonitus, pp. of admonere (see ADMONISH (Cf. admonish)) … Etymology dictionary
admonitory — [ad män′i tôr΄ē, əd män′i tôr΄ē] adj. admonishing; warning … English World dictionary
admonitory — adjective Of or pertaining to an admonition The schoolboy left an admonitory message on the bathroom wall … Wiktionary
admonitory — /ədˈmɒnətri/ (say uhd monuhtree) adjective tending or serving to admonish: an admonitory gesture …
admonitory — admonish ► VERB 1) reprimand firmly. 2) earnestly urge or warn. DERIVATIVES admonishment noun admonition noun admonitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin admonere urge by warning … English terms dictionary
admonitory — adjective Date: 1594 expressing admonition ; warning • admonitorily adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
admonitory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Giving warning: admonishing, cautionary, monitory, warning. See WARN … English dictionary for students
admonitory — ad mon·i·to·ry || ɪtÉ™rɪ adj. warning; tending to reprove … English contemporary dictionary
