admonitive
admonitive adjective: of or conveying admonition.
Adjective
admonitive (not comparable)
- Of or conveying admonition
- Again, this kind of suffering to the devout Fathers did seem many ways significant, or full of instructive and admonitive emblems; […]1677, Isaac Barrow, “The Crucifixion of Christ”, in The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow, volume 6, published 1859, page 283
- Wale’ typically occurs in S-final position and conveys variously dubitative (X is possible, but I doubt it), admonitive (X is possible so be careful; X is the case, so take note) or, when used with imperatives, exhortative (hurry up and X).2008, William F. Hanks, “Fieldwork on Deixis”, in Journal of Pragmatics, volume 41
- Synonyms:
- admonitional, admonitory
admonitive meaning in Urdu
admonitive in Urdu
- تنبیہ آمیز, تنبیہی, ملامتی, انتباہی, نصیحتی, ہدایتی
Synonyms of admonitive
Origin of admonitive
From admonition + -ive.
Words formed from admonitive
Questions about admonitive
- What does admonitive mean?
- Admonitive means of or conveying admonition.
- What is admonitive in Urdu?
- Admonitive in Urdu is تنبیہ آمیز, تنبیہی, ملامتی. See Admonitive meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is admonitive?
- Admonitive is an adjective.
Words near admonitive in the dictionary
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