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