Значение

значений: 3
  1. Serving to caution or warn; admonitory

    Most parents were optimistic, but others sounded a cautionary note.

    serving to warn

  2. Serving to ward off; preventive

    warding off

  3. (устаревшее)Held as security or hostage

Примеры

предложений: 6
  1. It was simply a cautionary measure.

  2. It's a cautionary tale.

  3. The recently exiled dictator is a cautionary tale against putting nerds in power.

  4. The company's journey to bankruptcy presented a cautionary tale on the pitfalls of corporate greed.

  5. Algerians are well aware that what happened to Libya is a cautionary tale.

Переводы

языков: 1

Происхождение

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cautiōnārius.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cautiōnārius.

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Формы

more cautionary, most cautionary
Сравнительная степеньmore cautionary Урок
Превосходная степеньmost cautionary Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 5
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 3
Связанныеcaution
Производныеcautionary blockcautionary tale

Смотрите также

соседние слова
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