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monitorial

monitorial

7.9
Someone gives a warning or advice to help others avoid mistakes
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnɪˈtɔːriəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : admonitorial
  • The teacher's monitorial tone made the students pay close attention to the safety rules.

Examples

  • She offered a monitorial reminder about the importance of double-checking our work.

  • His monitorial advice helped us avoid making a costly mistake on the project.

  • The teacher offered monitorial advice during the group project.

  • Students appreciated the monitorial feedback from their peers.

  • The coach provided monitorial guidance to the players during their training sessions.

  • Her monitorial remarks encouraged the team to stay on track with their goals.

  • The manager's monitorial instructions ensured that everyone understood their responsibilities.

Synonyms

advisory
vsmonitorial
  • Formal
48 4.2

Giving advice but not making decisions

adds a cautioning supervisory or admonishing element to advice
admonitory
vsmonitorial
1 8.3

Giving a warning to show disapproval

adds advisory content and a supervisory instructive stance
monitory
vsmonitorial
9.6

Giving a warning to tell someone to be careful

includes advice and a supervisory admonishing tone
consultatory
vsmonitorial
  • Formal
8.8

To give advice or guidance to others

combines warning with advice in a supervisory admonishing way

Antonyms

encouraging
73 1.9

Giving someone support or hope so they feel more confident

How Cautionary

scolding
7 3.3
admonitory
1 8.3
cautionary
34 5.6
monitorial
  • Archaic
7.9
advisory
  • Formal
48 4.2

Surface Forms

monitorial positive

Morphology

monitorial = monitor (semi-transparent) = monitor + ial

While 'monitor' can have an archaic or specialized sense 'to warn' (cf. 'monitory'), this warning/admonishing sense is less familiar to learners, so deriving 'serving to warn or caution' is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Monitorial goes back to Latin monere meaning 'to warn' or 'advise', the same root as monitor. That is why monitorial can mean 'giving a warning or advice', like a teacher's caution or a firm reminder.