Precautionary

Full definition of precautionary

Adjective

1. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precautionThe article 3.3 of the UNFCCC states the precautionary principle.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A precaution.
• 1748, Samuel Richardson, ClarissaThou seest, Belford, by the above precautionaries, that I forget nothing.