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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Empowered to advise.
  • adjective Relating to or containing advice, especially a warning.
  • noun A report giving information, especially a warning.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or giving advice; having power to advise: as, their opinion is only advisory; an advisory council.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having power to advise; containing advice

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Able to give advice.
  • adjective Containing advice; advising.
  • noun A warning.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective giving advice
  • noun an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat

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advisor +‎ -y

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