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cautionary definition
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Overview of adj cautionary The adj cautionary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cautionary, preventive, prophylactic -- (tending to ward off "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze) 2. admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning -- (serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence") Antonyms of adj cautionary 2 senses of cautionary Sense 1 cautionary, preventive, prophylactic INDIRECT (VIA protective) -> unprotective Sense 2 admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA dissuasive) -> persuasive Similarity of adj cautionary 2 senses of cautionary Sense 1 cautionary, preventive, prophylactic => protective (vs. unprotective) Sense 2 admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(postnominal) => dissuasive (vs. persuasive) Attributes of adj cautionary Familiarity of adj cautionary cautionary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj cautionary cautionary precautionary Overview of adj cautionary The adj cautionary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cautionary, preventive, prophylactic -- (tending to ward off "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze) 2. admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning -- (serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence")
cautionary definition
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