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cau·tion·ar·y

 (kô′shə-nĕr′ē)
adj.
Giving or serving as a warning; admonitory: a cautionary tale; cautionary advice.
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cautionary

(ˈkɔːʃənərɪ)
adj
serving as a warning; intended to warn: a cautionary tale.
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cau•tion•ar•y

(ˈkɔ ʃəˌnɛr i)

adj.
serving as a warning.
[1590–1600]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cautionary - warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
prophylactic
protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"
2.cautionary - serving to warncautionary - serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
admonitory, monitory, warning, exemplary
dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"
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cautionary

adjective
Giving warning:
admonishing, admonitory, monitory, warning.
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Translations
تَحْذيري، تَنْبيهِي
varovnývýstražný
figyelmeztetõ
aîvörunar-
výstražný
ikaz ediciuyarıcı

cautionary

[ˈkɔːʃənərɪ] ADJ [tale] → de escarmiento, aleccionador
to sound a cautionary note → recomendar precaución
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cautionary

adj → belehrend; sign → Warn-; a cautionary tale → eine Geschichte mit Moral
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cautionary

[ˈkɔːʃənərɪ] adj cautionary tale → storiella ammonitrice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

caution

(ˈkoːʃən) noun
1. carefulness (because of possible danger etc). Exercise caution when crossing this road.
2. in law, a warning. The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.
verb
to give a warning to. He was cautioned for drunken driving.
ˈcautionary adjective
ˈcautious adjective
having or showing caution; careful. She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver.
ˈcautiously adverb
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