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admonished
/ədˈmɑnɪʃt/
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What does admonished mean?
verb
- simple past and past participle of admonish
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IPA pronunciation
/ədˈmɑnɪʃt/
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“These are things not to be said,” he admonished her, after a moment's pause, and speaking with carefully measured austerity.
“For goodness’ sake, man,” admonished his lordship, “try to keep Lady Blakeney talking outside for a moment, while the ladies withdraw. Zounds!”
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Only be admonished by what you already see, not to strike leagues of friendship with cheap persons, where no friendship can be.
Rowland, admonished by the silence, was on the point of turning away, but he was arrested by a gesture of the young girl.
In particular he admonished them against the fornication, the uncleanness, and all the iniquity which had brought the flood down upon the earth.