precautionary
/pɹɪkˈɔʃənɛɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.
Example Sentences
- "The port cities were quarantined as a precautionary measure, though no cases of the disease had been found."
- "Fearing attack on the northern ports by the English, he even took precautionary measures by strengthening the defense of Shan-hai-kuan 山海關 and Ch‘in-huang-tao 秦皇島."
- "Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, issued a statement in support of the raids and signed a proclamation Friday to activate the National Guard as a precautionary measure “in anticipation of anti-ICE protests” this weekend."
- "Thou seest, Belford, by the above precautionaries, that I forget nothing."
Etymology
Etymology tree English precaution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English precautionary From precaution + -ary.