ADVISABLE

advisable

(adjective) worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; “such action is neither necessary nor advisable”; “extreme caution is advisable”; “it is advisable to telephone first”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

advisable (comparative more advisable, superlative most advisable)

(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

Synonyms: prudent, wise

(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.

Synonym: counselable

Anagrams

• abdelavis

Source: Wiktionary


Ad*vis"a*ble, a.

1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. South.

2. Ready to receive advice. [R.] South.

Syn.

– Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ACRIMONIOUS

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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