monitory

American  

[mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈmɒn ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.

2. giving monition.

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noun

plural

monitories

1. Also called monitory letter.  a letter, as one from a bishop, containing a monition.

monitory British  

/ ˈmɒnɪtərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

1. warning or admonishing

   a monitory look

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noun

1. rare a letter containing a monition

Etymology

Origin of monitory

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin monitōrius reminding, warning, equivalent to moni- ( monitor ) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

The company said an independent data and safety monitory board found that the potential vaccine “did not meet the statistical threshold necessary to declare early success” in the study.

From Seattle Times

If it were assigned a monitory value it would add trillions of rupees to India's gross domestic product.

From BBC

The American Library Association passed a resolution in January that described monitory fines as a “form of social inequity.”

From Washington Times

A distinctively American vision is planted throughout the action of “Us,” with an explicit and monitory allusion to the notion of national destiny.

From The New Yorker

The process of tracking down used equipment is already underway, and monitory donations can also be given to Locker 10:34.

From Washington Times