Hypertext Webster Gateway: "precautionary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Precautionary \Pre*cau"tion*a*ry\, a.
Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as,
precautionary signals.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
precautionary
adj : taken in advance to protect against possible danger or
failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take
precautionary steps to keep him away" [syn: {precautional}]
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