monitory

[ mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

1. serving to admonish or warn; admonitory.
2. giving monition.

noun

, plural mon·i·to·ries.

1. Also called monitory letter. a letter, as one from a bishop, containing a monition.

monitory

/ ˈmɒnɪtərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

1. warning or admonishing

   a monitory look

noun

1. rare.
   a letter containing a monition

Word History and Origins

Origin of monitory¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin monitōrius reminding, warning, equivalent to moni- ( monitor ) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

The company said an independent data and safety monitory board found that the potential vaccine “did not meet the statistical threshold necessary to declare early success” in the study.

From Washington Times

The company said an independent data and safety monitory board found that the potential vaccine “did not meet the statistical threshold necessary to declare early success” in the study.

From Seattle Times

If it were assigned a monitory value it would add trillions of rupees to India's gross domestic product.

From BBC

The American Library Association passed a resolution in January that described monitory fines as a “form of social inequity.”

From Washington Times

A distinctively American vision is planted throughout the action of “Us,” with an explicit and monitory allusion to the notion of national destiny.

From The New Yorker