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Synonyms for cautionary

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kaw-shuh-ner-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔ ʃəˌnɛr i


Définition of cautionary

Origin :
  • "conveying a warning," 1590s, from caution (n.) + -ary.
  • adj giving warning
Example sentences :
  • "Now Tootsie," said Mr. Bedelle, elevating a cautionary finger.
  • Extract from : « Skippy Bedelle » by Owen Johnson
  • Plodder's cautionary signal had been hoisted to some purpose after all.
  • Extract from : « Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life » by Charles King
  • A woman's intuitions do not ask to have a cautionary signal repeated.
  • Extract from : « Revisiting the Earth » by James Langdon Hill
  • This remark startled me, and I was prompted to make a cautionary observation.
  • Extract from : « The House of Martha » by Frank R. Stockton
  • His aunt once called him into her room, and with a cautionary frown on her brow, bade him go dance.
  • Extract from : « Can You Forgive Her? » by Anthony Trollope
  • Hence, to make a beginning, I venture to submit the following specimens of prudential and cautionary Dining-room Rhymes.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 » by Various
  • On some, there was a cautionary sign displayed, stating that gentlemen who played cards for money did so at their own risk.
  • Extract from : « Old Times on the Upper Mississippi » by George Byron Merrick
  • “You mean——” Jo got no further, for Jim held up a cautionary hand.
  • Extract from : « The Frontier Boys in the Sierras » by Wyn Roosevelt
  • Effie received her with a glance at once affectionate and cautionary, and immediately proceeded to speak.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated » by Sir Walter Scott
  • This will only too fully account for the cautionary clauses of the following passage.
  • Extract from : « Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II » by Charles Henry Mackintosh

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