the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. That conveys admonition; warning or reproving.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Containing admonition; tending or serving to admonish: as, “admonitory of duty,”
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adj. serving to warn
adj. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
Word Usage
"Hence he is apt to become narrative and admonitory, that is to say, fond of telling long stories, and of doling out advice, to the small profit and great annoyance of his friends."