Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Providing advice or recommendations: Used to describe something that offers guidance or suggestions, typically without having the power to enforce them.
   • Consultative in nature: Pertaining to a role or body that gives counsel rather than making executive decisions.

2. Noun:

   • An official warning or announcement: An official statement, often issued by a government agency or authority, that advises the public about a potential threat, hazard, or situation requiring attention.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The committee has a purely advisory role; it cannot implement policy.
  • She provided advisory services to the new startup company.

• Noun:

  • The National Weather Service issued a tornado advisory for the county.
  • A travel advisory was released due to political unrest in the region.

Advanced Usage

• "In an advisory capacity": Serving to give advice, not to command or decide.

  • He attended the board meeting in an advisory capacity only.

• "Subject to advisory": Dependent on or influenced by advice or a warning.

  • The flight path was changed subject to the weather advisory.

Variants and Related Words

• Advisor/Adviser (n): A person who gives advice.

  • She is a financial advisor.

• Advise (v): To offer suggestions or recommendations.

  • I advise you to reconsider.

Synonyms

• Consultative: Involving consultation; giving advice.
• Recommendatory: Serving to recommend or advise.
• Warning (for the noun): A statement informing of a possible danger.

Related Phrases

• Advisory board: A group of people appointed to provide advice and recommendations to an organization.

  • The company's advisory board meets quarterly.

• Advisory opinion: A non-binding opinion issued by a court or official body.

  • The judge provided an advisory opinion on the matter.

Adjective

1. giving advice
   • an advisory memorandum, his function was purely consultative

Noun

1. an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
   • a frost advisory