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cautionary   (TTS Sound)

The adj cautionary has 2 senses

• cautionary, prophylactic -- (warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze)


• admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning -- (serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence")