admonitory
Meaning of admonitory
- giving or conveying a warning or reprimand.
the sergeant lifted an admonitory finger
late 16th century: from medieval Latin admonitorius, from admonit- ‘urged’, from Latin admonere (see admonish).
Information about admonitory
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of admonitory
ad-mon-i-tory
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- admonitory is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
admonitory synonyms
Meaning cautionary:
cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning
Meaning admonishing:
admonishing, reproachful, reproving
Translation of admonitory
- Italian: ammonitorio
- German: mahnend, ermahnend, verwarnend
- Portuguese: admonitório
- Spanish: admonitorio, precautorio
Words that rhyme with admonitory
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