admonished
rebuked or reminded of one’s duty, especially in a mild manner or with good will: As she spoke, the employee looked down and kicked the dirt like an admonished child.Tears came not from the admonished four-year-old who had destroyed the elaborate sandcastle, but from my dad, who had built it.
cautioned or advised against something; warned: A previously admonished person entering the premises without the owner’s written authorization shall be deemed to be trespassing.
the simple past tense and past participle of admonish.
Origin of admonished
1Other words from admonished
- un·ad·mon·ished, adjective
Words Nearby admonished
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How to use admonished in a sentence
He was admonished and fined $50, but allowed to remain in the Army.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built | Michael Daly | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOwning a restaurant, the EEOC attorney admonished at the time, “is not a license to sexually harass employees.”
Waitressing Is One of the Worst Jobs for Sexual Harassment | Brandy Zadrozny | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKaty Perry was admonished for dressing up as an angel while tailing her grandmother to an event.
Melissa Rivers: Life After Joan—A Funny, Moving Celebration on a Special 'Fashion Police' | Tim Teeman | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo with its top editorial executive, the Times did as it did, not as admonished others to do.
The Hypocrisy Behind The New York Times’s Abrupt Decapitation of Jill Abramson | Robert Shrum | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBrowne told the Times, on the second go 'round, that Kelly admonished the film.
I have been admonished and instructed by the systematic economy which is practiced even in great houses.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyWhenever the contrary is heard from anyone, he is corrected, admonished, and punished—by myself if he is a secular.
The people inquire concerning fasting: they are admonished to fast from sin.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousLovin Child admonished himself gravely, and got it and threw it back again.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower"That'll do noo, or I'll come alang yer jaw," and thus admonished John was at once silent.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
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