Admonitory

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  • 23warning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Admonition Nouns 1. warning, forewarning, caution, caveat; notice; premonition, foreboding, prediction; lesson; admonition, monition; alarm; advisory; threat.See dissuasion. 2. warning sign, handwriting… …

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  • 24Dissuasion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dissuasion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dissuasion dissuasion dehortation expostulation remonstrance Sgm: N 1 deprecation deprecation &c. 766 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discouragement discouragement damper …

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  • 25Warning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Warning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 warning warning early warning caution caveat Sgm: N 1 notice notice &c.(information) 527 Sgm: N 1 premonition premonition premonishment Sgm: N 1 prediction …

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  • 26Advice — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Advice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 advice advice counsel adhortation| Sgm: N 1 word to the wise word to the wise Sgm: N 1 suggestion suggestion submonition| recommendation advocacy Sgm: N 1 advisemement …

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  • 27admonition — ad|mo|ni|tion [ˌædməˈnıʃən] n [U and C] formal a warning or expression of disapproval about someone s behaviour >admonitory [ədˈmɔnıtəri US ˈma:nıto:ri] adj ▪ an admonitory glance …

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  • 28admonition — noun (C, U) formal a warning or expression of disapproval about someone s behaviour admonitory adjective formal: an admonitory glance …

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  • 29admonishing — adjective expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective • Syn: ↑admonitory, ↑reproachful, ↑reproving • Similar to: ↑unfavorable, ↑unfavourable • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 30monish — verb 1. admonish or counsel in terms of someone s behavior I warned him not to go too far I warn you against false assumptions She warned him to be quiet • Syn: ↑warn, ↑discourage, ↑admonish • Derivationally related …

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