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cautionary

[ kaw-shuh-ner-ee ]

adjective

  1. of the nature of or containing a warning:

    cautionary advice; a cautionary tale.



cautionary

/ ˈɔːʃəəɪ /

adjective

  1. serving as a warning; intended to warn

    a cautionary tale

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of cautionary1

First recorded in 1590–1600; caution + -ary
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Those cautionary words didn’t keep direct-to-consumer genetic testing from becoming something of a craze, bolstered by publicity about celebrities responding to genetic indicators.

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“The Friend” is a decent film, but it’s even more effective as a cautionary tale for new dog owners.

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“But it's a cautionary tale to stay Snow White.”

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What does get revived is Shula’s buried trauma, which in childhood led her to a fascination with the title bird’s cautionary cry, and in the film’s present day manifests itself through Chardy’s mesmerizing, tense impassivity.

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Asked whether Perry’s flop 2024 album “143” served as a kind of object lesson — a cautionary tale, perhaps, regarding the challenges in moving between TV and music — Underwood said, “I don’t really think about it.”

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