Cautionary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

warding off; - Victor Schultze

serving to warn

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːzməθiːˈɪstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/klɔːɹˈɪtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klɔːɹˈɪtɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːzməθiːˈɪstɪk/.

Examples

the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples
shook a monitory finger at him
an exemplary jail sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

admonitory warning exemplary prophylactic monitory

Parts of Speech

adjective	warding off; - Victor Schultze “the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples”
adjective	serving to warn “shook a monitory finger at him”

Word Forms

admonish	verb	admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
caution	noun	a warning against certain acts
example	noun	punishment intended as a warning to others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorsicht

abwehren; - Victor Schultze

🇫🇷French

de précaution

conjurer; -Victor Schultze

🇪🇸Spanish

advertido

alejarse; - Víctor Schultze

🇮🇹Italian

cautelativo

scongiurare; -Victor Schultze

🇳🇱Dutch

waarschuwend

afweren; -Victor Schultze

🇵🇹Portuguese

preventivo

afastar; - Victor Schultze

🇷🇺Russian

предостерегающий

отпугивание; - Виктор Шульце

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेतावनी देनेवाला

बचाना; -विक्टर शुल्त्स

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্কতামূলক

warding off; - ভিক্টর শুল্টজে

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சரிக்கை

வார்டிங் ஆஃப்; - விக்டர் ஷுல்ட்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

హెచ్చరిక

warding ఆఫ్; - విక్టర్ షుల్ట్జ్

🇮🇳Marathi

सावध

वॉर्डिंग ऑफ; - व्हिक्टर शुल्झ

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાવધાન

વોર્ડિંગ ઓફ; - વિક્ટર શુલ્ટ્ઝ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ

ವಾರ್ಡಿಂಗ್ ಆಫ್; - ವಿಕ್ಟರ್ ಶುಲ್ಟ್ಜ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാഗ്രത

വാർഡിംഗ് ഓഫ്; - വിക്ടർ ഷുൾട്സ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਵਧਾਨ

ਬੰਦ ਬਚਣਾ; - ਵਿਕਟਰ Schultze

🇵🇰Urdu

احتیاطی

روکنا - وکٹر Schultze

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

警示性的

避开； ——维克多·舒尔茨

🇯🇵Japanese

警告

避けること。 - ヴィクトル・シュルツェ

🇰🇷Korean

주의

예방; - 빅터 슐체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cảnh cáo

tránh xa; - Victor Schultze

🇹🇭Thai

คำเตือน

ปัด; - วิคเตอร์ ชูลท์เซ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

peringatan

menangkal; - Victor Schultze

🇵🇭Filipino

nagbabala

pag-iwas; - Victor Schultze

🇲🇾Malay

berwaspada

menangkis; - Victor Schultze

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحذيري

درء؛ - فيكتور شولتز

🇮🇷Persian

هشدار دهنده

دور کردن؛ - ویکتور شولتزه

🇹🇷Turkish

uyarıcı

savuşturma; -Victor Schultze

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַזהִיר

הרחקה; - ויקטור שולצה

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The primary meaning of 'cautionary' is 'warding off; - Victor Schultze'.

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'cautionary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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