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cautionary
[ kaw-shuh-ner-ee ]
adjective
- of the nature of or containing a warning:
cautionary advice; a cautionary tale.
cautionary
/ ˈɔːʃəəɪ /
adjective
- serving as a warning; intended to warn
a cautionary tale
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Origin of cautionary1
Example Sentences
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.
“The Friend” is a decent film, but it’s even more effective as a cautionary tale for new dog owners.
“But it's a cautionary tale to stay Snow White.”
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.
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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