| Cautionary 1. (a.) Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals. 2. (a.) Given as a pledge or as security. 3. (a.) Wary; cautious. Thesaurus Entries admonition, admonitory, bulletin, cautionary, communicative, consultative, consultatory, council, deliberative, didactic, directive, educational, educative, enlightening, exhortative, exhortatory, expostulative, expostulatory, hortative, hortatory, informational, informative, informing, instructive, monitorial, monitory, moralistic, notice, preachy, prediction, recommendatory, remonstrant, remonstrative, remonstratory, sententious, synodal, synodic, warning |