advisory
/ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.18 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power."
- "The consultant's advisory recommendations were selectively adopted."
- "The Coast Guard issued a small craft advisory, warning little boats to watch out for bad weather."
- "Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste."
- "Every morning, every 20 students on discipline, will [be under] the advisory of one teacher for 20 minutes."
- "After that, however, the village made steady progress in establishing a system of collective agriculture and communal organization under the advisory of the SERA."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *widtós Proto-Italic *wissos Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise English -ory English advisory From advise + -ory.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/
- British English: /ədˈvaɪzəɹi/