Associations to the word «Precautionary»

Wiktionary

PRECAUTIONARY, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution
PRECAUTIONARY, noun. (obsolete) A precaution.

Dictionary definition

PRECAUTIONARY, adjective. Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne