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admonitory

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ad⋅mon⋅i⋅to⋅ry

[ad-mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
tending or serving to admonish; warning: an admonitory gesture.

Origin:
1585–95; < ML admonitōrius. See ad-, monitory


ad⋅mon⋅i⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
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ad·mon·i·to·ry   (ād-mŏn'ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  Expressing admonition.
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