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How do you use Admonitory in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cautionary or unfavorable, plus the exact meaning.

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Admonitory in a sentence

Admonitory meaning

Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.

Synonyms of Admonitory

cautionary unfavorable reproving reproachful admonishing dissuasive warning monitory exemplary unfavourable

Related words

Other words often associated with Admonitory or its synonyms:

bad invidious hostile harmful adverse discriminatory untoward favorable disapproving inauspicious prophylactic persuasive

Using Admonitory

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
  • Useful related words include: cautionary, unfavorable, reproving, reproachful.

Context around Admonitory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wise 1×

Often after:

finger 1× chapters 1×

Sentence patterns with Admonitory

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

or the admonitory finger of 1× the wise admonitory chapters of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and the effects 1× photios is also 1×

Common sentence endings:

of basil i 1× the predatory giant 1×

Words around Admonitory

Just before it in the word index:

admonitions 11 admonition 49 admonishments 2 admonishment 19 admonishing 22 admonishes 15

Just after it in the word index:

admore 2 adms 9 adn 10 adna 3 adnah 2 adnams 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Admonitory

  • In this selection, "admonitory" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wise, finger and chapters stand out and add context to how "admonitory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include or the admonitory finger of and the wise admonitory chapters of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "admonitory" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with admonitory

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And the effects are terrific: doors open to reveal the rotating magnified eyeball or the admonitory finger of the predatory giant. (21 words)

Photios is also the writer of two "mirrors of princes", addressed to Boris-Michael of Bulgaria (Epistula 1, ed. Terzaghi) and to Leo VI the Wise (Admonitory Chapters of Basil I). (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Photios is also the writer of two "mirrors of princes", addressed to Boris-Michael of Bulgaria (Epistula 1, ed. Terzaghi) and to Leo VI the Wise (Admonitory Chapters of Basil I). (31 words)

And the effects are terrific: doors open to reveal the rotating magnified eyeball or the admonitory finger of the predatory giant. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

And the effects are terrific: doors open to reveal the rotating magnified eyeball or the admonitory finger of the predatory giant.

Photios is also the writer of two "mirrors of princes", addressed to Boris-Michael of Bulgaria (Epistula 1, ed. Terzaghi) and to Leo VI the Wise (Admonitory Chapters of Basil I).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "admonitory" in a sentence?
An example: "And the effects are terrific: doors open to reveal the rotating magnified eyeball or the admonitory finger of the predatory giant." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "admonitory" from authentic English texts.
What does "admonitory" mean?
Admonitory means: Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
What are synonyms of "admonitory"?
Common synonyms of "admonitory" include: cautionary, unfavorable, reproving, reproachful, admonishing, dissuasive, warning, monitory. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "admonitory" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "admonitory", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.