admonitory

[ ad-mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

Origin of admonitory

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

He seems implacably bespectacled—admonitory even in his flippant asides.
Blame the Messenger | Lee Siegel | August 17, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
When we were mounted Mac leaned over and muttered an admonitory word for Piegan's ear alone.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
To this it may be answered that punishment for crime is not intended to be retaliatory, but admonitory and deterrent.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce
It was not in human nature to refrain from giving the little savage an admonitory shake.
The Doctor's Family | Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
When she took her children to pieces before their faces, she was sharp and admonitory enough with them.
April Hopes | William Dean Howells

The language of the dying woman was kind and free from reproach, but it was solemn and admonitory.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas | James Fenimore Cooper

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