admonitory

admonitory

adjective

Definition of ADMONITORY

serving as or offering a warning <admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating>

Synonyms admonishing, admonitory, cautioning, exemplary, monitory, premonitory, warning

Related Words didactic, moralistic, moralizing; advisory, counseling (or counselling); punishing, punitive