adjective
Other Word Forms
- advisability noun
- advisableness noun
- advisably adverb
- preadvisable adjective
- unadvisable adjective
- unadvisableness noun
- unadvisably adverb
Etymology
Origin of advisable
Example Sentences
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“The em dash is now a GPT-ism and is not advisable unless you want people to think your writing is the output of a LLM,” wrote a user named energy123 on Hacker News.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Schools are typically closed, though it’s advisable to check with your local school district.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025
Short answer: It remains unknown, but if you’re in the market for a Switch 2, it may be advisable to buy when you can.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
"In the absence of certainty, it would certainly be advisable for M&S customers, particularly those who may have reused their M&S account credentials on other web services, to begin changing those passwords elsewhere."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025
And leaning out of a balloon in flight is never advisable.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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