cau|tious

cau|tious
cau|tious «K shuhs», adjective.
very careful; taking care to be safe; not taking chances: »

A cautious driver never drives his car too fast.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under careful. (Cf.careful)
cau´tious|ly, adverb.
cau´tious|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cau´tious|ly — cau|tious «K shuhs», adjective. very careful; taking care to be safe; not taking chances: »A cautious driver never drives his car too fast. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under careful. (Cf. ↑careful) –cau´tious|ly, adverb. –cau´tious|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cau´tious|ness — cau|tious «K shuhs», adjective. very careful; taking care to be safe; not taking chances: »A cautious driver never drives his car too fast. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under careful. (Cf. ↑careful) –cau´tious|ly, adverb. –cau´tious|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • in|cau´tious|ness — in|cau|tious «ihn K shuhs», adjective. not cautious; wanting in caution; heedless; reckless; rash: »In an incautious moment he revealed the secret he had sworn to keep. SYNONYM(S): imprudent, unwary, careless. ╂[< in 1 + cautious] …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|cau´tious|ly — in|cau|tious «ihn K shuhs», adjective. not cautious; wanting in caution; heedless; reckless; rash: »In an incautious moment he revealed the secret he had sworn to keep. SYNONYM(S): imprudent, unwary, careless. ╂[< in 1 + cautious] …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|cau|tious — «ihn K shuhs», adjective. not cautious; wanting in caution; heedless; reckless; rash: »In an incautious moment he revealed the secret he had sworn to keep. SYNONYM(S): imprudent, unwary, careless. ╂[< in 1 + cautious] …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|cau´tious|ly — pre|cau|tious «prih K shuhs», adjective. using or showing precaution: »This precautious way of reasoning and acting has proved…an uninterrupted source of felicity (Sir Richard Steele). –pre|cau´tious|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|cau|tious — «prih K shuhs», adjective. using or showing precaution: »This precautious way of reasoning and acting has proved…an uninterrupted source of felicity (Sir Richard Steele). –pre|cau´tious|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy|per|cau|tious — «HY puhr K shuhs», adjective. excessively cautious: »... the hypercautious instincts of the politically insecure youths who now occupy the upper reaches of the Administration (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|ver|cau|tious — «OH vuhr KAW shuhs», adjective. too cautious: »an overcautious estimate …   Useful english dictionary

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