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Take warning from this arresting officer's yarn?
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cautionary
Word definitions for cautionary in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cautionary \Cau"tion*a*ry\, a. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals. Given as a pledge or as security. He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands. --Bp. Burnet. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cautionary tale (= one that is told to warn someone about the dangers of something ) ▪ This cautionary tale illustrates the dangers of looking for quick profits. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN note ▪ In view ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"conveying a warning," 1590s, from caution (n.) + -ary .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Serving to caution or warn; admonitory 2 Serving to ward off; preventive 3 (context obsolete English) Held as security or hostage
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: preventive , prophylactic ] serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory ...
Usage examples of cautionary.
Why not take over the television networks for a night, or appear with vivid cautionary audiovisuals before the United Nations Security Council?
The proof that the Baldies were definitely here had caused the first rule to be implemented: their cautionary radio silence was now, except for dire emergency, total.
I was very young, my mother put me to bed with these stories, told in the harsh, old-fashioned French patois of her aunts, a sound that I associated with the stern-voiced chants of the Onondagan storytellers who used similar cautionary tales when they sought to persuade recalcitrant rebels to bend their will to that of the Confederacy.
Undeniably Cute: A Cautionary Tale by Marta Randall Someone, they decided, had used the place as a prison planet for pesky savages.
Doug wandered into the kitchen at ten-thirty, took one look at her preparations, and put a cautionary hand on his middle.
Teal also speared a blank flag into the sandy ground nearby, for under such a cautionary sign Dante found the Neutrals.
His action had the appearance of being cautionary rather than insulting.
Perhaps this represents a cautionary lesson against excessive sexual repression.
Our experience with Ahmed Chalabi and his inability to stir up support inside Iraq when his Iraqi National Congress was operating from the Kurdish areas in 1992-96 should be a cautionary example.
Prindin put a cautionary hand on Chandalen's arm, attempting to bring a little prudence to Chandalen's words.
Despite Low's cautionary protestations, the scientist was quick to crack his helmet seal.
All I did was take advantage of a cautionary theorem in Advanced Symbolic Logic: The apparency of an answer can be mistaken for the answer.
The proof that the Baldies were definitely here had caused the first rule to be implemented: their cautionary radio silence was now, except for dire emergency, to-tai.
Maskelyne is the pure type of one who would transcend the Earth, making him, for Mason, a walking cautionary Tale.
I bid you good folk to hear this cautionary tale, and leave this place the wiser for it.