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adjectiveof the nature of or containing a warning: cautionary advice; a cautionary tale. Origin of cautionaryFirst recorded in 1590–1600; caution + -ary Words nearby cautionarycaustic surface, cauterant, cauterize, cautery, caution, cautionary, caution money, cautious, Cauvery, cav., Cava Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cautionaryAs an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale. Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST Whilst Whitacre never defined himself as an “ally,” this remains a cautionary tale of what not to do. Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping|Cate Huston, Karen Catlin|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Gerald Ford and the swine flu pandemic that never happened in 1976 is a cautionary tale that government action can backfire. How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Read a cautionary tale about the seductive and dangerous power of a charlatan sociopath, featuring goats and the American Dream. The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor'|Penny Lane|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The battle-scarred daytime TV vet agrees that Vieira could survive and even thrive, but offers a cautionary note. Can Meredith Vieira Break the Daytime Curse?|Lloyd Grove|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Reverting for a moment to his former refuge, he observed a cautionary movement of her eyes towards the door. Hard Times|Charles Dickens Rarely do we find a cheerful tale such as “The Cherry Orchard” in this cautionary style of toy-book. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery|Rosalie V. Halsey And with the smile and the cautionary gesture of the true conspirator, he went away in the demi-light. The Moonlit Way|Robert W. Chambers He had raised his voice here, but was checked by the unflinching eye and cautionary gesture of the woman before him. Gabriel Conroy|Bert Harte Plodder's cautionary signal had been hoisted to some purpose after all. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life|Charles King
British Dictionary definitions for cautionary
adjectiveserving as a warning; intended to warna cautionary tale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cautionaryadmonishing, admonitory, advisory, warning, cautioning, preventive |