cautionary

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Adjective cautionary has 2 senses

cautionary, preventive, prophylactic - tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze
Antonym: unprotective (indirect, via protective)
admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning - serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
Antonym: persuasive (indirect, via dissuasive)

cauterization cauterize cauterized cauterizwe cautery cauthen cautins caution cautionary cautioned cautioner cautioners cautioning cautions cautios cautiosly cautious

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