advisable

[ ad-vahy-zuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. proper to be suggested or recommended; desirable or wise, as a course of action: Is it advisable for me to write to him?

  2. open to or desirous of advice.

Origin of advisable

1
First recorded in 1640–50; advise + -able

Other words for advisable

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

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How to use advisable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for advisable

advisable

/ (ədˈvaɪzəbəl) /


adjective
  1. worthy of recommendation; prudent; sensible

Derived forms of advisable

  • advisably, adverb
  • advisability or advisableness, noun

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