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cautionary

adj
/ˈkɔːʃənəɹi/UK/ˈkɔʃəˌnɛɹi/US/ˈkɑ.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cautiōnārius.

  1. borrowed from cautiōnārius

Definitions

  1. Serving to caution or warn

    Serving to caution or warn; admonitory

    • Most parents were optimistic, but others sounded a cautionary note.

  2. Serving to ward off

    Serving to ward off; preventive

  3. Held as security or hostage

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cautionary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA