CAUTELOUS

Etymology

Adjective

cautelous (comparative more cautelous, superlative most cautelous)

(obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.

(obsolete) Cautious, careful.

Source: Wiktionary


Cau"te*lous, a. Etym: [F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See Cautel.]

1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young." Drayton.

2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] Shak.

– Cau"te*lous*ly, adv.

– Cau"te*lous*ness, n. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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