- rebuked or reminded of one’s duty, especially in a mild manner or with good will: As she spoke, the employee looked down and kicked the dirt like an admonished child.Tears came not from the admonished four-year-old who had destroyed the elaborate sandcastle, but from my dad, who had built it.
- cautioned or advised against something; warned: A previously admonished person entering the premises without the owner’s written authorization shall be deemed to be trespassing.
- the simple past tense and past participle of admonish.
