单词 | admonitory |
释义 | admonitoryadj. Of or relating to admonition; giving or conveying instruction, warning, or a reprimand. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [adjective] monitoryc1475 warning1552 portentous1553 forewarning1576 admonitory1577 cautionary1638 premonitory1647 precautionary1648 noutheticala1652 cautional1656 cautioning1747 monitorial1816 pre-warning1892 heads up1979 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [adjective] > admonishing monitoryc1475 commonitory1570 admonitory1577 cautionary1638 precautionary1648 cautional1656 admonitivea1677 monitivea1677 monitorial1725 cautioning1747 admonitorial1848 1577 J. Ludham tr. A. Hyperius Pract. Preaching i. vii. f.20v This Instructiue kinde [of sermon] may be called also..admonitory [L. admonitorium]. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. viii. 66 The sentence of reason..is either mandatory..or els permissiue..or thirdly admonitorie. 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 227 If it can be understood of morall working by admonition, then it cannot be denied unto mysticall signes by institution admonitorie. 1679 in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 44 This little Admonitory Address. 1761 New & Gen. Biogr. Dict. III. 353 Sir Francis Bacon wrote him [sc. Coke] an admonitory letter, in which he remonstrates to him several errors in his former behaviour and conduct. 1782 J. Ingenhousz Let. 2 Oct. in B. Franklin Papers (2006) XXXVIII. 177 Do not forget the admonitory note to mr. Wharton. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 160 The clergyman..fixed upon her a glance, at once steady, compassionate, and admonitory. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. xi. 254 A raised admonitory finger. 1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 15 While the first admonitory whistling and shouting was going on, a young man came on board carrying his bag. 1957 A. Powell At Lady Molly's i. 22 Nothing could have been less admonitory than Mrs. Conyers's manner towards myself. 2000 A. L. Kennedy Everything you Need 220 The tiny rooms and their tinier showers and their teeny admonitory notices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1577 |
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