'Monitory' definitions:
Definition of 'monitory'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)]
Definition of 'Monitory'
From: GCIDE
- Monitory \Mon"i*to*ry\, n. Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person. [1913 Webster] Monitress
Definition of 'Monitory'
From: GCIDE
- Monitory \Mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. monitorius.] Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning. [1913 Webster]
- Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are monitory and instructive. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'monitory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonishing,
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- augural,
- cautionary,
- cautioning,
- communicative,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- counseling,
- critical,
- deterrent,
- didactic,
- directive,
- discouraging,
- disinclining,
- dissuading,
- dissuasive,
- educational,
- educative,
- enlightening,
- exemplary,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- forerunning,
- foreshadowing,
- foreshowing,
- foretokening,
- forewarning,
- heavy with meaning,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- indicative,
- informational,
- informative,
- informing,
- instructive,
- intimidating,
- intuitive,
- meaningful,
- monitorial,
- moralistic,
- moralizing,
- notificational,
- notifying,
- preachy,
- precursive,
- precursory,
- predictive,
- prefigurative,
- preindicative,
- premonitory,
- presageful,
- presaging,
- prognostic,
- prognosticative,
- recommendatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- sententious,
- significant,
- warning