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Advisable definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADVI'SABLE, a. [See Advise.]
1. Proper to be advised; prudent; expedient; proper to be done or practiced.
It is not advisable to proceed, at this time, to a choice of officers.
2. Open to advice.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first" [ant: inadvisable, unadvisable]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1582 fit to be advised or done ; prudent Synonyms: see expedient • advisability noun • advisableness noun • advisably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 (of a course of action etc.) to be recommended. 2 expedient. Derivatives: advisability n. advisably adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Advisable Ad*vis"a*ble, a. 1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. --South. 2. Ready to receive advice. [R.] --South. Syn: Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you tell someone that it is advisable to do something, you are suggesting that they should do it, because it is sensible or is likely to achieve the result they want. (FORMAL) Because of the popularity of the region, it is advisable to book hotels or camp sites in advance... = wise ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft it v-link ADJ to-inf • advisability I have doubts about the advisability of surgery in this case. ? inadvisability N-UNCOUNT: the N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Expedient, proper, fit, prudent, desirable, fit to be advised, judicious, advantageous.

Moby Thesaurus

advantageous, appropriate, becoming, befitting, commendable, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting, fructuous, good, happy, intelligent, judicious, likely, meet, opportune, politic, practical, profitable, proper, prudent, recommendable, right, seasonable, seemly, sensible, smart, sortable, sound, suitable, tactical, timely, to be desired, useful, well-timed, wise, worthwhile