precautionary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English precaution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English precautionary From precaution + -ary.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.
Fearing attack on the northern ports by the English, he even took precautionary measures by strengthening the defense of Shan-hai-kuan 山海關 and Ch‘in-huang-tao 秦皇島.
1941, Huang Yen-yü, “Viceroy Yeh Ming-ch‘ên and the Canton Episode (1856-1861)”, in Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, volume 6, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard-Yenching Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 46–47:The port cities were quarantined as a precautionary measure, though no cases of the disease had been found.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, issued a statement in support of the raids and signed a proclamation Friday to activate the National Guard as a precautionary measure “in anticipation of anti-ICE protests” this weekend.
2025 June 15, Nicole Acevedo, “How a city in Nebraska is recovering after the state's largest worksite immigration raid”, in NBC News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more precautionary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most precautionary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
precautionarily · nonprecautionary
Translations (7)
it cautelare (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution) · es precautorio (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution) · pt precaucionário (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution) · bg предпазен (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution) · de vorsorglich (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution) · fr précautionneux (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution) · it precauzionale (of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution)