Definitions for cautionary

cautionary cau·tion·ar·y

Spelling: [kaw-shuh-ner-ee]
IPA: /ˈkɔ ʃəˌnɛr i/

Cautionary is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 571 anagrams from letters in cautionary (aacinortuy).

Definitions for cautionary

adjective

  1. of the nature of or containing a warning:

Origin of cautionary

First recorded in 1590-1600; caution + -ary

Examples for cautionary

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

"Now Tootsie," said Mr. Bedelle, elevating a cautionary finger.

This remark startled me, and I was prompted to make a cautionary observation.

His aunt once called him into her room, and with a cautionary frown on her brow, bade him go dance.

A woman's intuitions do not ask to have a cautionary signal repeated.

Gerald Ford and the swine flu pandemic that never happened in 1976 is a cautionary tale that government action can backfire.

The battle-scarred daytime TV vet agrees that Vieira could survive and even thrive, but offers a cautionary note.

Plodder's cautionary signal had been hoisted to some purpose after all.

Whilst Whitacre never defined himself as an “ally,” this remains a cautionary tale of what not to do.

Read a cautionary tale about the seductive and dangerous power of a charlatan sociopath, featuring goats and the American Dream.

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Words with friends

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