precautionary

precautionary

English

Etymology

precaution +‎ -ary

Adjective

precautionary (comparative more precautionary, superlative most precautionary)

1. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution

   The article 3.3 of the UNFCCC states the precautionary principle.

Translations

of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution

Italian: cautelare (it), precauzionale (it)

Spanish: preventivo (es), precautorio

Noun

precautionary (plural precautionaries)

1. (obsolete) A precaution.
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa

     Thou seest, Belford, by the above precautionaries, that I forget nothing.