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admonitory

/ədˈmɒnɪtəɹi/US/ədˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/

admonitory adjective: of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.

Adjective

admonitory (comparative more admonitory, superlative most admonitory)

  1. Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
    • He wagged an admonitory finger at the culprit.
    • Wherefore the naturall measure wherby to iudge our doings, is the sentence of reason, determining and setting downe what is good to be done. Which sentence is either mandatory, shewing what must be done; or else permissiue, declaring onely what may be done; or thirdly admonitorie, opening what is...[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], 3rd edition, London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, book II, page...

admonitory meaning in Tamil and Urdu

admonitory in Tamil

நன்னெறி காட்டுகிற

admonitory in Urdu

عبرت انگیز

Forms of admonitory

comparativemore admonitory
superlativemost admonitory

Origin of admonitory

From Latin admonitōrium (“admonition, reminder”).

Words formed from admonitory

Questions about admonitory

What does admonitory mean?
Admonitory means of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
What is admonitory in Tamil?
Admonitory in Tamil is நன்னெறி காட்டுகிற. See Admonitory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is admonitory?
Admonitory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce admonitory?
Admonitory is pronounced /ədˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/ (US).

Words near admonitory in the dictionary

  1. admonitively
  2. admonitor
  3. admonitorial
  4. admonitorily
  5. admonitors
  6. admonitory
  7. admonitrices
  8. admonitrix
  9. admons
  10. Admont
  11. admontite

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