Meaning of CAUTIONARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'koshu`neree
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- [adj] serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
- [adj] tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
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| | Synonyms: | | admonitory, dissuasive, exemplary, monitory, preventive, prophylactic, protective, warning(a) |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cau"tion*a*ry\, a.
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. Burnet.
3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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