advisable

[ ad-vahy-zuh-buhl ]

/ ædˈvaɪ zə bəl /

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adjective

proper to be suggested or recommended; desirable or wise, as a course of action: Is it advisable for me to write to him?

open to or desirous of advice.

Origin of advisable

First recorded in 1640–50; advise + -able

SYNONYMS FOR advisable

1 expedient, politic, proper, fit, suitable, prudent, sensible, judicious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM advisable

ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty, ad·vis·a·ble·ness, noun ad·vis·a·bly, adverb pre·ad·vis·a·ble, adjective un·ad·vis·a·ble, adjective

un·ad·vis·a·ble·ness, noun un·ad·vis·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby advisable

advice, advice and consent, advice boat, advice note, advil, advisable, advise, advised, advisedly, advisee, advisement

Example sentences from the Web for advisability

While we were discussing the advisability of my departure Geneviève reappeared in the doorway without her bonnet.

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Friday was wet and stormy, and the boys consulted as to the advisability of going.

The Swan and Her Crew |George Christopher Davies
Left to themselves, the magistrate and superintendent discussed the advisability of taking proceedings against Betsy Thwaites.

The Revellers |Louis Tracy
He had been debating the advisability of descending the hill and entering that clump of willows.

On the Yukon Trail |Roy J. Snell

The Town Council discussed the advisability of raising £30,000 by shares for carrying out a new dock scheme.

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In these cases there is sometimes question of the advisability of terminating the pregnancy lest the woman should die.

Psychotherapy |James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for advisability

advisable

/ (ədˈvaɪzəbəl) /

adjective

worthy of recommendation; prudent; sensible

Derived forms of advisable

advisably, adverb advisability or advisableness, noun

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adjective

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advisable

adjective

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