Definition of Precautional

1. Adjective. Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure. "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away"

Exact synonyms: Precautionary
Similar to: Preventative, Preventive
Derivative terms: Precaution

Definition of Precautional

1. a. Precautionary.

Definition of Precautional

1. Adjective. precautionary ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Precautional

precarity
precast
precasting
precasts
precatalyst
precatalysts
precatalytic
precation
precations
precative
precatively
precatory
precaucus
precaudal
precaution
precautional (current term)
precautionarily
precautionary
precautioned
precautioning
precautions
precautious
precautiously
precautiousness
precava
precavae
precaval
precedaneous
precede
preceded

Literary usage of Precautional

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"This but adds additional confirmation to the views long held by the compiler, that precautional tracheotomy is the only certain avenue of safety for a ..."

2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"PRECARIOUSNESS, (pre-ka'-re-us-nes) Uncertainty ; dependence on others. PRECATORY, (pren'-a-tur-e) a. Suppliant ; beseeching. precautional ..."

3. Electrical Engineer (1890)
"... are solidly and scientifically carried out, but embody some necessary precautional measures, and at the same time present a very handsome appearance. ..."

4. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1893)
"Treating of the causes of infective maladies, their mortality, precautional measures, preventive inoculations, isolation find disinfection, he enters deeply ..."

5. Acadia: A Lost Chapter in American History by Philip Henry Smith (1884)
"Other precautional measures were taken, which were so effectual that, when on the 30th of April, the New England flotilla arrived in Gabarus Bay, ..."

6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"This but adds additional confirmation to the views long held by the compiler, that precautional tracheotomy is the only certain avenue of safety for a ..."

7. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"PRECARIOUSNESS, (pre-ka'-re-us-nes) Uncertainty ; dependence on others. PRECATORY, (pren'-a-tur-e) a. Suppliant ; beseeching. precautional ..."

8. Electrical Engineer (1890)
"... are solidly and scientifically carried out, but embody some necessary precautional measures, and at the same time present a very handsome appearance. ..."

9. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1893)
"Treating of the causes of infective maladies, their mortality, precautional measures, preventive inoculations, isolation find disinfection, he enters deeply ..."

10. Acadia: A Lost Chapter in American History by Philip Henry Smith (1884)
"Other precautional measures were taken, which were so effectual that, when on the 30th of April, the New England flotilla arrived in Gabarus Bay, ..."

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