"cautionary" meaning in English

See cautionary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɔːʃənəɹi/ [UK], /ˈkɔːʃənɹi/ [UK], /ˈkɔʃəˌnɛɹi/ [US], /ˈkɑ.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈkoː.ʃə.nə.ɹi/ [General-Australian], /ˈkoː.ʃən.ɹi/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cautionary.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cautionary.wav Forms: more cautionary [comparative], most cautionary [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} cautionary (comparative more cautionary, superlative most cautionary)
  1. Serving to caution or warn; admonitory Translations (serving to caution or warn — see also admonitory): precautorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cautionary-en-adj-1Ri2FPQM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 28 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 33 28 Disambiguation of 'serving to caution or warn — see also admonitory': 74 20 6
  2. Serving to ward off; preventive
    Sense id: en-cautionary-en-adj-keXuG0-y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 33 28
  3. (obsolete) Held as security or hostage Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cautionary-en-adj-lNyQi~VB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 33 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cautionary block, cautionary tale
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      "sense": "serving to caution or warn — see also admonitory",
      "word": "precautorio"
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