precautional

Adjective
Synonyms: precautionary

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Adjective (1)

  1. taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure“gave precautionary advice”“I would take precautionary steps to keep him away”Synonyms: precautionaryOpposite permissiveSimilar preventive, preventative

Related words safeguard noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pre·cau′tion·al adjective

Precautionary.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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