cautionary
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(satellite adjective) tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze |
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Synonyms: preventive, prophylactic |
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(satellite adjective) serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" |
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Synonyms: admonitory, exemplary, monitory, warning |
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