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. [1913 Webster] 2. Given as a pledge or as security. [1913 Webster] He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]