I. -z(ə)rē, -ri adjective
Etymology: advise + -ory
1. : having or exercising power to advise
an advisory council
accompanied the president in an advisory capacity
2. : containing or giving advice : intended to advise
an advisory bulletin
an advisory speed sign
II. noun
( -es )
: a report giving information (as one issued by a weather bureau on the progress of a hurricane)
the latest advisory from Miami
after two days he emerges, receives an advisory on his battery-powered radio — R.E.Lapp