Advisable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Advisable \Ad*vis"a*ble\, a.
     1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.
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              Some judge it advisable for a man to account with
              his heart every day.                  --South.


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     2. Ready to receive advice. [R.] --South.
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     Syn: Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  advisable
       adj : worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise;
             "such action is neither necessary nor advisable";
             "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to
             telephone first" [ant: {inadvisable}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "advisable":
     advantageous, appropriate, becoming, befitting, commendable,
     congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, expedient, favorable,
     feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting, fructuous, good, happy,
     intelligent, judicious, likely, meet, opportune, politic,
     practical, profitable, proper, prudent, recommendable, right,
     seasonable, seemly, sensible, smart, sortable, sound, suitable,
     tactical, timely, to be desired, useful, well-timed, wise,
     worthwhile