precautionary

English

Etymology

precaution +‎ -ary

Adjective

precautionary (comparative more precautionary, superlative most precautionary)

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)

(obsolete) A precaution.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa
  Thou seest, Belford, by the above precautionaries, that I forget nothing.

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