adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 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. 1
   expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective wordnet
2. 2
   serving to warn wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

admonishingadmonishingadmonitionaladmonitiveadmonitiveadvisory

Example

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"The schoolboy left an admonitory message on the bathroom wall."

Etymology

From Latin admonitōrium (“admonition, reminder”).

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