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admonitory

 [ad-mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]  

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; < Medieval Latin admonitōrius. See ad-, monitory

Related forms
ad·mon·i·to·ri·ly, adverb
un·ad·mon·i·to·ry, adjective
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admonish (ədˈmɒnɪʃ)
 
—vb
1.  to reprove firmly but not harshly
2.  to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution
 
[C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin admonestāre (unattested), from Latin admonēre to put one in mind of, from monēre to advise]
 
ad'monisher
 
—n
 
ad'monitor
 
—n
 
admonition
 
—n
 
ad'monitory
 
—adj

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