admonishedadj.
/ədˈmɒnɪʃt/, U.S. /ədˈmɑnɪʃt/ That has been admonished (in various senses); esp. cautioned, warned; rebuked.
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1595 T. Bedingfield tr. N. Machiavelli Florentine Hist. iii. 70 You demanded the restitution of the admonished Citizens to their honors; and they were restored.
1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 212 The admonished King gathered vp and made reseruation of Corne before the time of the said Famine.
1649 S. Rutherford Free Disputation ix. 114 An admonished and wrought upon hereticke, who is convinced of the truth, and yet still resisteth.
1827 J. F. Cooper Red Rover II. xvi. 162 Quick as the thought which gave the order, the admonished mate complied, jumping into the mizen-channels of the ship.
1896 ‘Alien’ In Golden Shackles xxiii. 292 ‘I shan't catch cold,’ he said, like an admonished child; ‘it isn't damp.’
1912 F. A. Talbot Moving Pictures xiii. 158 The admonished resident, somewhat amazed at the turn of affairs, moved crestfallen away, and departed homewards.
2002 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 13 Oct. 19 How do you spot an admonished constable?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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