cautionary
AdjectiveUS[kaw-shuh-ner-ee]/ˈkɔʃəˌnɛri/4 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- warding off“the swastika … a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples — Victor Schultze”Synonyms: prophylacticOpposite unprotectiveSimilar protective
- serving to warn“shook a monitory finger at him”“an exemplary jail sentence”Synonyms: admonitoryexemplarymonitorywarningOpposite persuasiveSimilar dissuasive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cau′tion·a·ry adjective
1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals.
2. Given as a pledge or as security.
He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands.— Bp. Gilbert Burnet
3. Wary; cautious. obsolete Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54