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warningly
adverb
uk /ˈwɔː.nɪŋ.li/ us /ˈwɔːr.nɪŋ.li/
in a way that is a warning to others:
She called to me warningly, in case I had not seen the gun.
A dog growled warningly on the other side of the fence.
The police officer sounded the siren warningly to get the crowd to leave.
"Watch your step," the conductor said warningly to the passengers who were about to board the train.
A few drops of rain had dropped warningly on their heads.
"Look out!" he yelled warningly to someone behind him.
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