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advisable

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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.
advisable
Adjective
sensible and likely to achieve the desired result
advisability n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.advisable - 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"
prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
inadvisable, unadvisable - not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable"
advisable
adjective wise, seemly, sound, suggested, fitting, fit, politic, recommended, appropriate, suitable, sensible, proper, profitable, desirable, apt, prudent, expedient, judicious << OPPOSITE unwise
Translations
advisable [ədˈvaɪzəbl] adj → aconsejable, conveniente
advisable [ədˈvaɪzəbl] adj → recommandable, indiqué(e)
advisable [ədˈvaɪzəbl] adj → ratsam
advisable [ədˈvaɪzəbl] adj → consigliabile


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But on the following Friday he was waited upon by the Pillars of the Church, who informed him that in order to be in harmony with the New Theology and get full advantage of modern methods of Gospel interpretation they had deemed it advisable to make a change.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Perhaps I may venture to add that personally I find it advisable to pass hastily over the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and so gain as much time as possible for the nineteenth.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
It will surely, therefore, be advisable to delay our union--to delay it till appearances are more promising--till affairs have taken a more favourable turn.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
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