Definitions for admonitory

admonitory ad·mon·i·to·ry

Spelling: [ad-mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
IPA: /ædˈmɒn ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Admonitory is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 662 anagrams from letters in admonitory (adimnoorty).

Definitions for admonitory

adjective

  1. tending or serving to admonish; warning:

Origin of admonitory

From the Medieval Latin word admonitōrius, dating back to 1585-95. See ad-, monitory

Examples for admonitory

What an amount of infantile aberrations from propriety is the admonitory Paw-paw!

She took the girl's hand and emitted indefinite, admonitory sounds.

Deeply affecting and admonitory are some of the instances he records.

Phœbe, in an admonitory tone, suggested that she had seen the British Museum.

At first these editorial utterances were admonitory and critical.

With her daughter she became motherly and admonitory in her official third person.

"See that she gets her tea, sir," she said in a low, admonitory voice to Anthony.

His daughter's voice, surprised and admonitory, came to him along the wire.

His spirits were too high to notice the admonitory note in her voice.

You take my tip, though,' he added, wagging an admonitory forefinger.

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