Both Uses of
admonish
in
The Phantom Tollbooth
- "Then I suggest you begin at once," admonished the Dodecahedron from his admonishing face, "for here in Digitopolis everything is quite precise."†
p. 174.2admonished = expressed disapproval; or warned or advised
- "Then I suggest you begin at once," admonished the Dodecahedron from his admonishing face, "for here in Digitopolis everything is quite precise."†
p. 174.3 *admonishing = expressing disapproval; or warning or advising
Definition:
to express disapproval to someone of their actions; or to warn or advise someone -- sometimes in a friendly way