advisable

B2 Topic:Law & Government
US /ədˈvaɪzəbəl/
adj Freq #26239

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

    Perhaps it will be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying.

  2. 2
    adj

    worthy of being recommended or suggested

  3. 3
    adj

    Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · worthy of being... prudentwise
3 adj · capable of being advised or... counselable
Word family
Forms inadvisable
Derived forms advisabilityadvisablenessadvisablyinadvisableunadvisable

Etymology

From advise + -able.

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