adjective
- serving as a forerunner or preliminary to something that follows
Usage: formal
Examples
- The tremors were precursory signs of the major earthquake.
- She made some precursory remarks before beginning her presentation.
- The dark clouds were precursory to the storm that followed.
- His precursory studies laid the foundation for later research.
- The committee held precursory meetings to discuss the agenda.
- These precursory symptoms often appear weeks before the illness develops.