Precautionary

3 definitions found

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

  Precautionary \Pre*cau"tion*a*ry\, a.
     Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as,
     precautionary signals.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  precautionary
       adj : taken in advance to protect against possible danger or
             failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take
             precautionary steps to keep him away" [syn: {precautional}]

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

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "precautionary":
     foreboding, forehanded, forerunning, foreseeing, foresighted,
     forethoughted, forethoughtful, forewarning, portentous,
     precautional, precautious, precursive, precursory, premonitory,
     prodromal, prodromic, provident, provisional