cautionary

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. (obsolete)Held as security or hostage

1. It was simply a cautionary measure.

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2. It's a cautionary tale.

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

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

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

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