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admonitory definition

admonitory


 
  Overview  of  adj  admonitory 
 
  The  adj  admonitory  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  admonitory,  cautionary,  exemplary,  monitory,  warning  --  (serving  to  warn;  "shook  a  monitory  finger  at  him";  "an  exemplary  jail  sentence") 
  2.  admonitory,  admonishing,  reproachful,  reproving  --  (expressing  reproof  or  reproach  especially  as  a  corrective) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  admonitory 
 
  2  senses  of  admonitory 
 
  Sense  1 
  admonitory,  cautionary,  exemplary,  monitory,  warning(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dissuasive)  ->  persuasive 
 
  Sense  2 
  admonitory,  admonishing,  reproachful,  reproving 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfavorable)  ->  favorable,  favourable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  admonitory 
 
  2  senses  of  admonitory 
 
  Sense  1 
  admonitory,  cautionary,  exemplary,  monitory,  warning(postnominal) 
  =>  dissuasive  (vs.  persuasive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  admonitory,  admonishing,  reproachful,  reproving 
  =>  unfavorable  (vs.  favorable),  unfavourable 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  admonitory 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  admonitory 
 
  admonitory  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  admonitory 
  admonitory 
 
  Overview  of  adj  admonitory 
 
  The  adj  admonitory  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  admonitory,  cautionary,  exemplary,  monitory,  warning  --  (serving  to  warn;  "shook  a  monitory  finger  at  him";  "an  exemplary  jail  sentence") 
  2.  admonitory,  admonishing,  reproachful,  reproving  --  (expressing  reproof  or  reproach  especially  as  a  corrective) 



admonitory definition