ADVISORY

advisory, consultative, consultatory, consultive

(adjective) giving advice; “an advisory memorandum”; “his function was purely consultative”

advisory

(noun) an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat; “a frost advisory”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

advisory (comparative more advisory, superlative most advisory)

Able to give advice.

Containing advice; advising.

Noun

advisory (plural advisories)

A warning.

Source: Wiktionary


Ad*vi"so*ry, a.

Definition: Having power to advise; containing advice; as, an advisory council; their opinion is merely advisory. The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. Trumbull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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