Admonitory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving to warn

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐkˌaɪntəmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌakətɹˈəʊfɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌakətɹˈəʊfɪk/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɐkˌaɪntəmɚ/.

Examples

shook a monitory finger at him
an exemplary jail sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

warning exemplary cautionary monitory reproving admonishing reproachful

Parts of Speech

adjective	serving to warn “shook a monitory finger at him”
adjective	expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

Word Forms

admonish	verb	admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
caution	noun	a warning against certain acts
example	noun	punishment intended as a warning to others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

warnend

dient der Warnung

🇫🇷French

avertissement

servant à avertir

🇪🇸Spanish

admonitorio

sirviendo para advertir

🇮🇹Italian

ammonitorio

serve per avvisare

🇳🇱Dutch

waarschuwend

dienen om te waarschuwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

admoestador

servindo para avisar

🇷🇺Russian

предостережение

служащий для предупреждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भर्त्सक

चेतावनी देने के लिए सेवारत

🇧🇩Bengali

উপদেশমূলক

সতর্ক করার জন্য পরিবেশন করা হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவுரை

எச்சரிக்க உதவுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సలహాదారు

హెచ్చరించడానికి ఉపయోగపడుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उपदेशात्मक

चेतावणी देण्यासाठी सेवा देत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપદેશાત્મક

ચેતવણી આપવા માટે સેવા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪದೇಶಕ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಸಲು ಸೇವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപദേശം

മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് നൽകാൻ സേവിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸੀਹਤ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نصیحت کرنے والا

انتباہ کرنے کے لئے خدمت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劝告性的

起到警告作用

🇯🇵Japanese

戒め

警告する役割を果たす

🇰🇷Korean

훈계하는

경고하는 역할

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời khuyên răn

dùng để cảnh báo

🇹🇭Thai

การตักเตือน

ทำหน้าที่ตักเตือน

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg memperingatkan

berfungsi untuk memperingatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aalinlangan

nagsisilbing babala

🇲🇾Malay

penghinaan

berkhidmat untuk memberi amaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحذيري

يخدم للتحذير

🇮🇷Persian

هشداری

خدمت به هشدار

🇹🇷Turkish

öğüt verici

uyarmaya hizmet ediyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

התראה

משמש להזהיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'admonitory'?

The primary meaning of 'admonitory' is 'serving to warn'.

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Using 'admonitory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'admonitory' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'admonitory' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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