admonish
verb (used with object)
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
admonishingly
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a word derived from
admonish.
Example Sentences
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“She’s standing there, grinning just like a Chessy-cat——” “Hold on, Bobby, hold on!” exclaimed Nellie Agnew, admonishingly.
From The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League by Gertrude W. Morrison
But, now," she began again, admonishingly, "you will arise at eight—no, seven, do you understand, and catch a train that leaves the city at eight.
From The Homesteader A Novel by Oscar Micheaux
“Lena, Lena!” and Gertrude shook her head admonishingly at the girl, though she smiled at the recital.
From The Bondwoman by Marah Ellis Ryan
“You had no business on that man’s land,” said Laura, admonishingly.
From The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret by Gertrude W. Morrison
These things she made up into a bundle, looking longingly at her own red frock, and her bonnet with green ribbons: but Meg shook her head at herself admonishingly.
From Little Meg's Children by Hesba Stretton
