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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.
[See Advise.]
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)

  1. (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.
  2. (of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.

Synonyms

  • (worthy of being recommended): prudent, wise
  • (capable of being advised): counselable

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