ˈwarningly, adv.
[f. warning ppl. a. + -ly2.]
In a warning manner, by way of warning.
| 1840 G. S. Faber Prim. Doctr. Regen. iv. iii. 369 Then she speaks warningly and therefore specifically. 1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 628/1, ‘I play a wretched game,’ said the..lady, warningly. |