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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: cautionary (0.01193 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to cautionary.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cautionary
cautionary
adj 1: tending to ward off;
“the swastika...a very ancient
prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples”-
Victor Schultze [syn:
preventive,
prophylactic]
2: serving to warn;
“shook a monitory finger at him”;
“an
exemplary jail sentence” [syn:
admonitory,
exemplary,
monitory,
warning(a)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cautionary
Cautionary
\Cau"tion*a*ry\, a.
1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as,
cautionary signals.
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2. Given as a pledge or as security.
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He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary
towns out of his hands. --Bp. Burnet.
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3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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