Admonitory
/ədˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
"The schoolboy left an admonitory message on the bathroom wall."
Adjective
- 1 expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective wordnet
- 2 serving to warn wordnet
Example
More examples"The schoolboy left an admonitory message on the bathroom wall."
Etymology
From Latin admonitōrium (“admonition, reminder”).