cautionary

英 ['kɔːʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ] 美['kɔʃənɛri]

1. tending to ward off;: "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze

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