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

• Bulgarian: предпазен (bg) (predpazen)
• French: précautionneux (fr)
• German: vorsorglich (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: cautelare (it), precauzionale (it)
• Spanish: preventivo (es), precautorio

Noun

precautionary (plural precautionaries)

1. (obsolete) A precaution.
   • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson;  […], →OCLC:

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