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Definition of Cautious
1. Adjective. Showing careful forethought. "A cautious driver"
Similar to: Cagey, Cagy, Chary, Fabian, Gingerly, Guarded, Restrained, Overcautious
Derivative terms: Caution, Cautiousness
Antonyms: Incautious
2. Noun. People who are fearful and cautious. "Whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
3. Adjective. Avoiding excess. "A conservative estimate"
Definition of Cautious
1. a. 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.
Definition of Cautious
1. Adjective. careful; using or exercising caution; tentative ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cautious
1. exercising prudence to avoid danger [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cautious
Literary usage of Cautious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"IN a. firm, though cautious tone, Elinor thus began— " I should be undeserving
of the confidence you have honoured me with, if I felt no desire for its ..."
2. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1876)
"... Imperial Crown from the Pontiff of his own making, Lanfranc again uses the
most cautious language, cautious and declines to commit himself either way. ..."
3. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"meaning of your introducing us to the few), do ye «bo are seated here ¡u congress
pursue a «till moro cautious method. For do not ye, cither, ..."
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