Adjective: admonitory ad'mó-nu,to-ree [N. Amer], ad'mó-ni-tu-ree [Brit]
- Serving to warn
"an admonitory jail sentence";
- cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning
- Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
"The teacher gave an admonitory look to the disruptive student";
- admonishing, reproachful, reproving
See also: dissuasive, unfavorable [US], unfavourable [Brit, Cdn]