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cautious

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cau·tious  (kôshs)
adj.
1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.

cautious·ly adv.
cautious·ness n.

cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs]
adj
showing or having caution; wary; prudent
cautiously  adv
cautiousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cautiouscautious - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.1.cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
unadventurous - lacking in boldness
careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"
2.cautious - avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"

cautious
adjective careful, guarded, alert, wary, discreet, tentative, prudent, vigilant, watchful, judicious, circumspect, cagey (informal), on your toes, chary, belt-and-braces, keeping a weather eye on Mr King clearly has a cautious approach to change.
daring, bold, rash, adventurous, reckless, careless, madcap, foolhardy, unguarded, impetuous, indiscreet, heedless, inattentive, incautious, venturesome
Translations
cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs] ADJ (= careful) → cuidadoso; (= wary) → cauteloso, prudente
to make a cautious statementhacer una declaración prudente
to play a cautious gamejugar con mucha prudencia

cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs] adjprudent(e)

cautious
adjvorsichtig; to play a cautious gameVorsicht walten lassen; to give something a cautious welcomeetw mit Zurückhaltung or verhaltener Zustimmung aufnehmen; cautious optimismvorsichtiger or verhaltener Optimismus

cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs] adjcauto/a, prudente
cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs] adjcauto/a, prudente

cautious حذِر opatrný forsigtig vorsichtig προσεκτικός cauteloso varovainen prudent oprezan prudente 慎重な 조심하는 voorzichtig varsom ostrożny cauteloso осторожный försiktig ระมัดระวัง tedbirli thận trọng 小心的


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One can also see of two cautious men the one attain his end, the other fail; and similarly, two men by different observances are equally successful, the one being cautious, the other impetuous; all this arises from nothing else than whether or not they conform in their methods to the spirit of the times.
The cautious Baron listens--but gives no positive opinion, as yet.
He was that most unpromising of matrimonial material, a shy man with a cautious disposition.
 
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