Admonitory

  • 121salutary — salubrious, salutary Both words are derived from the Latin word salus meaning ‘health’. Salubrious essentially means ‘giving health’ and hence also ‘pleasant, agreeable’ • (The Prince of Wales bestowed a polite eye upon her, then turned to the… …

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  • 122warning — [adj] cautionary admonishing, admonitory, cautioning, exemplary, exhortatory, monitorial, monitory, ominous, premonitory, threatening; concept 267 warning [n] notice of possible occurrence admonition, advice, alarm, alert, augury, caution, caveat …

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  • 123admonish — ► VERB 1) reprimand firmly. 2) earnestly urge or warn. DERIVATIVES admonishment noun admonition noun admonitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin admonere urge by warning …

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  • 124admonishment — admonish ► VERB 1) reprimand firmly. 2) earnestly urge or warn. DERIVATIVES admonishment noun admonition noun admonitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin admonere urge by warning …

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  • 125admonition — admonish ► VERB 1) reprimand firmly. 2) earnestly urge or warn. DERIVATIVES admonishment noun admonition noun admonitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin admonere urge by warning …

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  • 126sermon — ► NOUN 1) a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service. 2) informal a long or tedious moralizing or admonitory talk. DERIVATIVES sermonic adjective sermonize (also sermonise) verb. ORIGIN Latin, discourse,… …

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  • 127sermonic — sermon ► NOUN 1) a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service. 2) informal a long or tedious moralizing or admonitory talk. DERIVATIVES sermonic adjective sermonize (also sermonise) verb. ORIGIN Latin,… …

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  • 128sermonise — sermon ► NOUN 1) a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service. 2) informal a long or tedious moralizing or admonitory talk. DERIVATIVES sermonic adjective sermonize (also sermonise) verb. ORIGIN Latin,… …

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