monitory

[ mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈmɒn ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.

giving monition.

noun, plural mon·i·to·ries.

Also called monitory letter. a letter, as one from a bishop, containing a monition.

Origin of monitory

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin monitōrius reminding, warning, equivalent to moni- (see monitor) + -tōrius-tory¹

Words nearby monitory

moniter, monition, monitor, monitorial, Monitor versus Merrimack, monitory, monitress, Moniz, monk, monkery, monkey

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Example sentences from the Web for monitory

No monitory shuddering through the bosom of their unfortunate possessor warns him of the ruin that is coming upon him.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge
Well, he died—a monitory pause accompanies the sound—but the party must have a successor!
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien
A melancholy and monitory lesson this, to all time-serving and temporizing statesmen!
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4|American Anti-Slavery Society
Candidate Britt waggled the monitory finger more energetically.
When Egypt Went Broke|Holman Day

To them, and to my countrymen at large, I offer this farewell, and this monitory counsel.
Spencer's Letters|Orson Spencer

British Dictionary definitions for monitory

monitory

/ (ˈmɒnɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective Also: monitorial

warning or admonishinga monitory look

noun plural -ries

rare a letter containing a monition

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单词	monitory
释义	monitory [ mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈmɒn ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR monitory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective serving to admonish or warn; admonitory. giving monition. noun, plural mon·i·to·ries. Also called monitory letter. a letter, as one from a bishop, containing a monition. Origin of monitory 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin monitōrius reminding, warning, equivalent to moni- (see monitor) + -tōrius-tory¹ Words nearby monitory moniter, monition, monitor, monitorial, Monitor versus Merrimack, monitory, monitress, Moniz, monk, monkery, monkey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monitory No monitory shuddering through the bosom of their unfortunate possessor warns him of the ruin that is coming upon him. The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4\|Albert J. Beveridge Well, he died—a monitory pause accompanies the sound—but the party must have a successor! The Round Towers of Ireland\|Henry O'Brien A melancholy and monitory lesson this, to all time-serving and temporizing statesmen! The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4\|American Anti-Slavery Society Candidate Britt waggled the monitory finger more energetically. When Egypt Went Broke\|Holman Day To them, and to my countrymen at large, I offer this farewell, and this monitory counsel. Spencer's Letters\|Orson Spencer British Dictionary definitions for monitory monitory / (ˈmɒnɪtərɪ, -trɪ) / adjective Also: monitorial warning or admonishinga monitory look noun plural -ries rare a letter containing a monition Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to monitory admonishing, admonitory, advisory, warning, wise, hinting, portending
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monitory

adjective

noun, plural mon·i·to·ries.

Origin of monitory

Words nearby monitory

Example sentences from the Web for monitory

British Dictionary definitions for monitory

adjective Also: monitorial

noun plural -ries

Words related to monitory