Cautionary Definition & Meaning
cautionary
- adjective
- warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
- serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
Words that rhyme with cautionary
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- What does cautionary mean?
- warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
- What part of speech is cautionary?
- Cautionary is an adjective.
- How many definitions does cautionary have?
- Cautionary has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).