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CAUTIOUS
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
Adjective
cautious (comparative more cautious, superlative most cautious)
careful; using or exercising caution; tentative
Synonyms
• See also cautious
Antonyms
• 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
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