Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the nature of precaution; preventive of mischief; precautionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Precautionary.
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- adjective
precautionary
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure
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Examples
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The story is simple, timeless, indulgent and entirely precautional: four lone survivors of a country-wide (perhaps planet-wide) zombie outbreak find their paths converging and together face hordes of the rabid undead as they travel across magnificent America.
[REVIEW] Zombieland « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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And it will lead to inefficient medical care for the poor, with a lack of (profit-cutting) precautional healthcare for all.
Planet SUSE 2009
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