Advisory

//ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A warning. countable

    "The Coast Guard issued a small craft advisory, warning little boats to watch out for bad weather."

  2. 2
    an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat wordnet
  3. 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. 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. 1
    Able to give advice.

    "The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power."

  2. 2
    Containing advice; advising.

    "The consultant's advisory recommendations were selectively adopted."

Adjective
  1. 1
    giving advice wordnet

Example

More examples

"I received an advisory notice about my electricity cutting off this month."

Etymology

From advise + -ory.

Related phrases

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