Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Precautionary /prĭk-ôsh'-ən-ĕr-ē/ · Pre·cau·tion·a·ry · IPA /prɪkˈɔʃənɛriː/ 01 a. Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals. 1. Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals.