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admonitory

adjective

Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

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Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
Y
Contains
DM
Scrabble score
16

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adjective

  1. Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

adjective

  1. Serving to warn

    “Shook a monitory finger at him”

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Example Sentences

Shook a monitory finger at him
An exemplary jail sentence

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Synonyms

admonishingreproachfulreprovingcautionaryexemplarymonitorywarning

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