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precautional

precautional is the archaic form of precautionary.

Meaning of precautionary

Adjective

precautionary (comparative more precautionary, superlative most precautionary)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.
    • The port cities were quarantined as a precautionary measure, though no cases of the disease had been found.

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Origin of precautional

From precaution + -al.

Questions about precautional

What is precautional the archaic form of?
Precautional is the archaic form of precautionary.

Words near precautional in the dictionary

  1. precatorily
  2. precatory
  3. precaucus
  4. precaudal
  5. precaution
  6. precautional
  7. precautionaries
  8. precautionarily
  9. precautionary
  10. precautioned
  11. precautioning

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