admonishingly

Variant of admonish

admonish definition

ad·mon·ish (ad män′is̸h, əd-)

transitive verb

  1. to caution against specific faults; warn
  2. to reprove mildly
  3. to urge or exhort
  4. to inform or remind, by way of a warning

Etymology: ME amonesten < OFr amonester < ML *admonestare, ult. < L admonere < ad-, to + monere, to warn

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