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CAUTIONARY

Definition:

[adjective] tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
Synonyms: preventive, prophylactic
[adjective] serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
Synonyms: admonitory, exemplary, monitory, warning