Advisory
//ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A warning. countable
"The Coast Guard issued a small craft advisory, warning little boats to watch out for bad weather."
- 2 an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat wordnet
- 3 A warning.; Official information issued by the National Weather Service that highlights special weather conditions that are less serious than a warning. They are for events that may cause significant inconvenience, and if caution is not exercised, it could lead to situations that may threaten life and/or property. countable, uncountable
- 4 Supervision by an advisor. nonstandard, possibly, uncommon, uncountable
"Every morning, every 20 students on discipline, will [be under] the advisory of one teacher for 20 minutes."
Adjective
- 1 Able to give advice.
"The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power."
- 2 Containing advice; advising.
"The consultant's advisory recommendations were selectively adopted."
Adjective
- 1 giving advice wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I received an advisory notice about my electricity cutting off this month."
Etymology
From advise + -ory.
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