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Cautionary Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Cautionary has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

warding off

"the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"

2

serving to warn

"shook a monitory finger at him"

"an exemplary jail sentence"

3

Serving to caution or warn; admonitory

Example Sentences
"the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples" adjective
"shook a monitory finger at him" adjective
"an exemplary jail sentence" adjective
See Also
ward off preventive caution warn admonitory
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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