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Etymology
From admonition + -ive.
Adjective
admonitive (not comparable)
- Of or conveying admonition
1677, Isaac Barrow, “The Crucifixion of Christ”, in The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow, 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, 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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