ADMONITORY
Scrabble letter values: A1D2M3O1N1I1T1O1R1Y4 = 16
Definition
- adjective serving to warn. — synonyms: cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)
- adjective expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective. — synonyms: admonishing, reproachful, reproving
Examples
- “shook a monitory finger at him”
- “an exemplary jail sentence”
- “He wagged an admonitory finger at the culprit.”