admonitory
ad·mo·ni·tory
adjective
1.
- “shook a monitory finger at him”
- “an exemplary jail sentence”
2.
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Origin
From Latin admonitōrium (“admonition, reminder”).
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