Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECAUTIONARY

a.Containing previous caution; as precautionary advice or admonition. 1. Proceeding from previous caution; adapted to prevent mischief or secure good; as precautionary measures.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECAUTIONARY

PRECAUTIONARY Pre *cau "tion *a *ry, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

precautionary

pre cau tion ar y |priˈkôSHəˌnerē prɪˈkɔːʃəneri | ▶adjective carried out as a precaution: she was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

 

precautionary principle

pre cau tion ar y prin ci ple ▶noun the principle that the introduction of a new product or process whose ultimate effects are disputed or unknown should be resisted. It has mainly been used to prohibit the importation of genetically modified organisms and food.

 

Oxford Dictionary

precautionary

pre |cau ¦tion |ary |prɪˈkɔːʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶adjective carried out as a precaution; preventive: she was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

 

precautionary principle

pre cau tion ar y prin ci ple ▶noun the principle that the introduction of a new product or process whose ultimate effects are disputed or unknown should be resisted. It has mainly been used to prohibit the importation of genetically modified organisms and food.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

precautionary

precautionary adjective as a precautionary measure, don't re-enter the building for at least 24 hours: preventative, preventive, safety.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

precautionary

precautionary adjective keeping him in overnight was just a precautionary measure: preventative, preventive, safety, protective; rare precautional.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

precautionary

pre cau tion ar y /prɪkɔ́ːʃənèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri /形容詞 〈対策 考え方などが 〉用心の, 予防的な, 備えの .