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Webster 1913 Edition
Advisable
Ad-vis′a-ble
,Adj.
1.
Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.
Some judge it
advisable
for a man to account with his heart every day. South.
2.
Ready to receive advice.
[R.]
South.
Syn. – Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.
Webster 1828 Edition
Advisable
ADVI'SABLE
,Adj.
1.
Proper to be advised; prudent; expedient; proper to be done or practiced.It is not advisable to proceed, at this time, to a choice of officers.
2.
Open to advice.Definition 2024
advisable
advisable
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
advisable (comparative more advisable, superlative most advisable)
- (of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, ch. 19,
- Perhaps it will be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, ch. 19,
- (of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
Synonyms
Translations
worthy of being recommended
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