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Adjective: admonitory  ad'mó-nu`to-ree [N. Amer], ad'mó-ni-tu-ree [Brit]
  1. Serving to warn
    "an admonitory jail sentence"
    - cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning
     
  2. Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
    - admonishing, reproachful, reproving

See also: admonish, dissuasive, unfavorable [US], unfavourable [Brit, Cdn]

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