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admonitory

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ad·mon·i·to·ry  (d-mn-tôr, -tr)
adj.
Expressing admonition.
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Adj.1.admonitoryadmonitory - serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
monitory, warning, cautionary, exemplary
dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"
2.admonitory - expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
admonishing, reproachful, reproving
unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
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Somebody said, in an insinuating, admonitory voice:
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
He told them that steps would be taken immediately to free his serfs- and that till then they were not to be overburdened with labor, women while nursing their babies were not to be sent to work, assistance was to be given to the serfs, punishments were to be admonitory and not corporal, and hospitals, asylums, and schools were to be established on all the estates.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The Countess greeted them with her grave smile, and Archer, feeling his host's admonitory glance on him, rose and surrendered his seat.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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