admonitory

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

adjective

1. tending or serving to admonish; warning.

   an admonitory gesture.

Other Word Forms

• admonitorily adverb
• unadmonitory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of admonitory¹

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