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advisability

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ad·vis·a·ble  (d-vz-bl)
adj.
Worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent.
ad·visa·bili·ty, ad·visa·ble·ness n.
ad·visa·bly adv.
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Noun1.advisability - the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy"
wiseness, soundness, wisdom - the quality of being prudent and sensible
inadvisability - the quality of being ill-advised
advisability
noun wisdom, fitness, profitability, prudence, suitability, propriety, desirability, expediency, appropriateness, soundness, aptness, judiciousness, seemliness He is doubtful about the advisability of interference with the system.
Translations
advisability [ədˌvaɪzəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → conveniencia f, prudencia f
advisability
n → Ratsamkeit f; he questioned the advisability of going on strike → er bezweifelte, ob es ratsam wäre zu streiken


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Then discussions arise about the advisability of this road or that, what the best stopping-places may be, what running time I may expect to make, where the best trout streams are, and so forth, in which other men join, and which are punctuated with more drinks.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
He seemed intent upon convincing the boy of the advisability of adopt- ing a line of conduct that he was himself unable to define.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
And I was sounded as to the advisability of sending him a present of a lippie of shortbread, which was to be her crafty way of getting round him.
Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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