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cau⋅tious

[kaw-shuhs]
–adjective
showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.

Origin:
1630–40; cauti(on) + -ous


cau⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
cau⋅tious⋅ness, noun


prudent, guarded, wary, chary, circumspect, watchful, vigilant. See careful.
cau·tious   (kô'shəs)   
adj.  
  1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
  2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.
cau'tious·ly adv., cau'tious·ness n.

Cautious

Cau"tious\, a. [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See Caution.] Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general.

Cautious feeling for another's pain. --Byron.

Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. --Watts.

Syn: Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect; discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious; careful.

Usage: Cautious, Wary, Circumspect. A man is cautious who realizes the constant possibility of danger; one may be wary, and yet bold and active; a man who is circumspect habitually examines things on every side in order to weigh and deliberate. It is necessary to be cautious at all times; to be wary in cases of extraordinary danger; to be circumspect in matters of peculiar delicacy and difficulty.
Language Translation for : cautious
Spanish: cauteloso, prudente, cauto,
German: vorsichtig,
Japanese: 用心深い
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