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advisory

  • /ədˈvaɪzəɹi/ UK
  • /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/ US

adjective more advisory · most advisory

  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.

noun advisories

  1. countable A warning. The Coast Guard issued a small craft advisory, warning little boats to watch out for bad weather.
  2. countable, uncountable 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.
  3. nonstandard, possibly, uncommon, uncountable Supervision by an advisor. Every morning, every 20 students on discipline, will [be under] the advisory of one teacher for 20 minutes.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: consultive, consultatory, consultative, informative, informatory, adviser, advice, advise, advisor, advising, avis, consult, consultation, counsel, advised, notification

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adj able to give advice

Españolconsultivo
Françaisconsultatif
Deutschberatend, Beratungs-
Italianoconsultivo
Русскийсовеща́тельный soveščátelʹnyj

noun a warning

Españolalerta, aviso, informe
Françaisalerte, bulletin d'alerte
Italianoavvertenza
Русскийпредупрежде́ние predupreždénije

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@misc{advisory_2026,
  title = {advisory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/advisory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}