Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A story told in folklore to warn its hearer of a certain danger.
Examples
““By law,” according to one caustic observer, my name in any article must be preceded by the words “rising star” - although Noonan’s piece lays the groundwork for a different if equally familiar story line: the cautionary tale of a young man who comes to Washington, loses his head with all the publicity, and ultimately becomes either calculating or partisan (unless he can somehow manage to move decisively into the maverick camp).”
“Well, now you can add the sad cautionary tale of Manny Rodriguez.”
“As for the specific name, roseae, let me tell a cautionary tale against myself.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cautionary tale’.
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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edes's Words
table talk, tuneful, bestrewn, determinate fashion, unpretending, personage, duly impressed, shirring, caw, hatchet job, gummy, comely and 225 more...
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The O.U.P. Junior Dictionary Neophytes
Counterpart to the Death Row list.
blog, broadband, mp3 player, voicemail, attachment, database, export, chatroom, bullet point, cut and paste, analogue, celebrity and 40 more...
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