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English Dictionary: cautionary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cautionary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cautionary adj warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze Synonym(s): cautionary, prophylactic serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" Synonym(s): admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cautionary \Cau"tionary\, 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.