cautiously

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adjective

showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.

Origin:
1630–40; cauti(on) + -ous

Related forms

cau·tious·ly, adverb

cau·tious·ness, noun

hy·per·cau·tious, adjective

hy·per·cau·tious·ly, adverb

hy·per·cau·tious·ness, noun

su·per·cau·tious, adjective

ul·tra·cau·tious, adjective

ul·tra·cau·tious·ly, adverb

ul·tra·cau·tious·ness, noun

un·cau·tious, adjective

un·cau·tious·ly, adverb

un·cau·tious·ness, noun

Synonyms
prudent, guarded, wary, chary, circumspect, watchful, vigilant. See careful.

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cautious (ˈkɔːʃəs)

—*adj*
	showing or having caution; wary; prudent

'cautiously

—*adv*

'cautiousness

—n

cautious (ˈkɔːʃəs)

—*adj*
	showing or having caution; wary; prudent

'cautiously

—*adv*

'cautiousness

—n

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Word Origin & History

cautious

c.1640, from caution + -ous. Related: Cautiously.

Example sentences

The industry is also cautiously excited about two new forms of online advertising.

The author even cautiously floats the idea of subsidizing video games as part of anticrime policy.

Still, even this apparently harmless plan needs to be handled cautiously.

Rather, they espouse a delicate approach to these new lands, and a warning to scan them cautiously.

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"... the Hatter [said], tossing his head contemptuously. "I dare say you never even spoke to Time!"
"Perhaps not," Alice cautiously replied; "but I know I have to beat time when I learn music."
"Ah! That accounts for it," said the Hatter. "He wo'n't stand beating. Now, if you only kept on good terms with him, he'd do almost anything you liked with the clock. for instance, suppose it were nine o'clock in the morning, just in time to begin lessons: you'd only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling! Half past one, time for dinner!"
I rarely disobeyed Daddy, both because of my respect for him and because I knew that punishment for my transgressions would be certain and sometimes severe."

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