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Meanings of
admonitory
in English
Of or pertaining to an admonition.
warning
exemplary
cautionary
monitory
Related terms
dissuasive
Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective.
reproachful
reproving
admonishing
Related terms
unfavorable
unfavourable
Usage of
admonitory
in English
1
She raised her delicate eyebrows in a most exasperating well-bred,
admonitory
way.
2
Such a display, in such a place, is rational, suitable, and
admonitory
.
3
She knew that kindly
admonitory
tone, that complacent misconception of her meaning.
4
She shot an
admonitory
glance at her son, who said: Immensely, sir.
5
In
admonitory
tone the chairman said: Tell me to whom you are referring.
6
His spirits were too high to notice the
admonitory
note in her voice.
7
Hardyman gave her waist a little
admonitory
squeeze with his arm
8
But Prudence only struck at him with a gently
admonitory
hand.
9
Fenton, with an
admonitory
gesture toward his subordinate, turned directly toward the staircase.
10
Brown wrote a variety of essays, generally rather
admonitory
than humorous.
11
He put his hand on Piers' shoulder and gave it an
admonitory
shake.
12
Bill Henderson raised an
admonitory
finger and shook it under the Colonel's nose.
13
Son of a... The old man caught his wife's
admonitory
glance.
14
But it was long before the distance eclipsed that
admonitory
finger of the Eiffel.
15
After the passage of other
admonitory
letters and telegrams, we received the following letter.
16
She waved an
admonitory
hand toward the window, and the box went up swiftly.
Other examples for "admonitory"
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admonitory
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
admonitory finger
admonitory hand
admonitory shake
admonitory tone
admonitory cough
More collocations
Admonitory
through the time
Admonitory
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common