Cautionary - Definition

cautionary

adj 1: warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic
symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
[syn: cautionary, prophylactic]
2: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an
exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary,
exemplary, monitory, warning(a)]

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