| slovo | definícia |
cautionary
(encz) | cautionary,varovný Jiří Šmoldas |
Cautionary
(gcide) | Cautionary \Cau"tion*a*ry\, a.
1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as,
cautionary signals.
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2. Given as a pledge or as security.
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He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary
towns out of his hands. --Bp. Burnet.
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3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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cautionary
(wn) | cautionary
adj 1: warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic
symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
[syn: cautionary, prophylactic]
2: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an
exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary,
exemplary, monitory, warning(a)] |
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precautionary
(encz) | precautionary,preventivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
precautionary arrangement
(encz) | precautionary arrangement, |
precautionary balance
(encz) | precautionary balance, |
precautionary demand for money
(encz) | precautionary demand for money, |
precautionary principle
(encz) | Precautionary principle,Princip předběžné opatrnosti n: [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
Cautionary
(gcide) | Cautionary \Cau"tion*a*ry\, a.
1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as,
cautionary signals.
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2. Given as a pledge or as security.
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He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary
towns out of his hands. --Bp. Burnet.
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3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Cautionary block
(gcide) | Cautionary block \Cau"tion*a*ry block\ (Railroads)
A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel,
under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Precautionary
(gcide) | Precautionary \Pre*cau"tion*a*ry\, a.
Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as,
precautionary signals.
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precautionary
(wn) | precautionary
adj 1: taken in advance to protect against possible danger or
failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take
precautionary steps to keep him away" [syn:
precautionary, precautional] |
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