1. giving or serving as a warning
Usage: formal; rare

Examples

• The teacher’s monitive glance warned the students to stop talking.
• His monitive tone suggested that further delays would not be tolerated.
• The sign served a monitive purpose, alerting drivers to the dangerous curve ahead.
• She gave a monitive shake of her head when she saw him reaching for another cookie.
• The monitive letter from the bank indicated that payment was overdue.