admonitory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite serving to warn
    warning; exemplary; cautionary; monitory.
    • shook a monitory finger at him
    • an exemplary jail sentence
  2. adjective satellite expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
    admonishing; reproachful; reproving.

WordNet

Ad*mon"i*to*ry adjective
Etymology
LL. admonitorius.
Definitions
  1. That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an admonitory glance. -- Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly, adv.

Webster 1913