cautionary

Questions about cautionary

What does cautionary mean?

cautionary means "warding off". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cautionary?

cautionary has 4 syllables: cau-tio-nar-y. The stress falls on "cau". In IPA it is /ˈkɔʃəˌnɛɹi/.

What is another word for cautionary?

Close synonyms include prophylactic, admonitory, exemplary, monitory, warning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cautionary a common word?

cautionary is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cautionary?

41 words rhyme with cautionary. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.