Admonishing

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  • adjective. expressing adverse criticism as a corrective.
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  • verb. Present participle of admonish.
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  • adjective. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
  • Word Usage
    "I agreed with de La Sablière on a phrase admonishing “concerned states and other parties,” an unfortunately typical example of UN-speak, but one that we could say made clear that Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah were all covered."
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    admonish