cautious
(adjective) showing careful forethought; “reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions”; “a cautious driver”
cautious, conservative
(adjective) avoiding excess; “a conservative estimate”
timid, cautious
(noun) people who are fearful and cautious; “whitewater rafting is not for the timid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cautious (comparative more cautious, superlative most cautious)
careful; using or exercising caution; tentative
• See also cautious
• careless
• incautious
• neglecting
• uncautious
Source: Wiktionary
Cau"tious, a. Etym: [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See Caution.]
Definition: 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.
– 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
