CAUTIONARY

admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning

(adjective) serving to warn; “shook a monitory finger at him”; “an exemplary jail sentence”

cautionary, prophylactic

(adjective) warding off; “the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples”- Victor Schultze

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

cautionary (comparative more cautionary, superlative most cautionary)

Serving to caution or warn; admonitory

Serving to ward off; preventive

(obsolete) Held as security or hostage

Anagrams

• auctionary

Source: Wiktionary


Cau"tion*a*ry, a.

1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals.

2. Given as a pledge or as security. He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary towns out of his hands. Bp. Burnet.

3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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