cautionary

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Editorial note

Might be a bit of a cautionary tale for founders.

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Quick take

warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze

adjective

serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cautionary.

adjective

warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze

adjective

serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"

See also: admonitory, exemplary, monitory

Example sentences

Might be a bit of a cautionary tale for founders.

I read it as a cautionary tale more than anything.

There's a subtle, rather meta feeling I can't shake when I read "cautionary" blog posts like these.

"I love how people always cast Singapore as some kind of horror story cautionary tale.

You realize that all the quotes are from a post called the author describes as a 'cautionary tale'?

' I write Android apps for a living and I appreciated the cautionary tale.

"The essay needed no cautionary caveat, and that's what Daniel purported it was missing.

It's something many of us have experienced to various degrees, and a cautionary tale for those still in the euphoric stage.

Instagram is a cautionary tale here: from nothing to existential threat that you need to buy-to-shelve for $1 billion in two years... well, I guess it doesn't take much to threaten Facebook.

This seems like a huge issue to discuss around the future of software and the concept of "abandonware", as well as a cautionary tale about DRM, scaling, and failing to plan for success.

And maybe the delayed realization that Hank Moody's story on "Californication" is meant to be a cautionary tale, and not an ideal, shocked me into submission to reality.

If your product is completely dependent on a third-party API or service in order to function you really only have two possible exits: 1. Get bought out by the company implementing the API 2. Get shut out by the company implementing the API This should serve as a cautionary tale: never place the fate of your company in the hands of someone whose interests may not align with yours.