English > cautious: 3 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | showing careful forethought. |
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| Examples | - "reserved and cautious
- "a cautious driver"
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| Narrower | cagey, cagy, chary | Characterized by great caution and wariness |
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| fabian | Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition |
| gingerly | With extreme / extreme care or delicacy |
| guarded, restrained | prudent |
| overcautious | unnecessarily cautious |
| See also | careful | Exercising caution or showing care or attention |
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| unadventurous | lacking in boldness |
| Opposite | incautious | lacking in caution |
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| Spanish | cauteloso, cauto, cuidadoso, precavido, prudente |
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| Catalan | caut, cautelós, curós, previngut, prudent |
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| Nouns | caution | judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger |
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| cautious | people who are fearful and cautious |
| cautiousness | the trait of being cautious |
| Adverbs | cautiously | as if with kid gloves |
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