Serving to warn.

synonyms: cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning.

Roget 616: dissuading etc. v.; dissuasive; dehortatory^†, expostulatory^†; monitive^†, monitory.    dissuaded etc. v.; admonitory; uninduced etc. (induce) etc. 615; unpersuadable etc. (obstinate) 606; averse etc. (unwilling) 603; repugnant etc. (dislike) 867.    repressed.    ... show more

Roget 668: warning etc. v.; premonitory, monitory, cautionary; admonitory, admonitive^†; sematic [Biol.].    warned, forewarned etc. v.; on one's guard etc. (careful) 459, (cautious) 864.    ... show more

Roget 695: recommendatory; hortative etc. (persuasive) 615; dehortatory etc. (dissuasive) 616^†; admonitory etc. (warning) 668.   

Polish: upominawczy

Expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective.

synonyms: admonishing, reproachful, reproving.