admonitive

admonitive

English

Etymology

    From admonition + -ive.

    Adjective

    admonitive (not comparable)

    1. Of or conveying admonition
      • 1677, Isaac Barrow, “The Crucifixion of Christ”, in The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow[1], volume 6, published 1859, page 283:
        Again, this kind of suffering to the devout Fathers did seem many ways significant, or full of instructive and admonitive emblems; []
      • 2008, William F. Hanks, “Fieldwork on Deixis”, in Journal of Pragmatics[2], volume 41:
        Wale’ typically occurs in S-final position and conveys variously dubitative (X is possible, but I doubt it), admonitive (X is possible so be careful; X is the case, so take note) or, when used with imperatives, exhortative (hurry up and X).

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