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 advisable

Otherwise, it might be advisable—perish the thought—to start reading newspapers again.

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That does not mean it is practical, advisable, tenable, moral or that it should be perpetual.

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It is advisable to think in advance where they will go, not afterwards.

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To that end, selecting the best and the brightest was not advisable.

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It's advisable to get paid up front, because these dream teams are often nightmares.

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It would, perhaps, be advisable to put him in a strait-jacket!

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Under all circumstances, it is advisable to let this dismemberment of dead and fallen cattle he performed at the knacker's yard.

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It is, therefore, advisable to give as plain an explanation of these as possible.

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It might be advisable for them to partition off a corner of this room for an office.

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In covering with anything as sheer as georgette, it is advisable to line with some other material first.

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British Dictionary definitions for advisable

advisable

/ (ədˈvaɪzəbəl) /

adjective

worthy of recommendation; prudent; sensible

Derived forms of advisable

advisably, adverb advisability or advisableness, noun

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