monitive /ˈmɒnɪtɪv/ adjective3 •Conveying admonition; admonitory.although considering the needfulness, and usefulness of them in respect to publick benefit ( as they are exemplary and monitive ) — 1678 •A mood implying an unpleasant or undesirable future consequence.Maidu, too has a distinct combination of mood and aspect suffixes for a category labeled the 'monitive optative'. — 1985 •Having a person-machine relationship in which the machine performs a largely automated role with the person serving primarily the monitor the machine and ensure that it stays within specified bounds.But also some human properties are important for the decision man or machine: the control and supervisory task of a monitive system are characterized by monotony. — 2013 formsmore monitive · most monitive