Definitions for CAUTIOUS
ˈkɔ ʃəscau·tious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. timid, cautiousadjective

   people who are fearful and cautious

   "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

2. cautiousadjective

   showing careful forethought

   "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

3. cautious, conservativeadjective

   avoiding excess

   "a conservative estimate"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cautiousadjective

   careful; using or exercising caution; tentative

   He took a few cautious steps out the door.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cautiousadjective

   Wary; watchful.

   Etymology: from cautus, Lat.

   Be cautious of him; for he is sometimes an inconstant lovers because he hath a great advantage. Jonathan Swift.

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1. cautious

   Cautious is an adjective used to describe someone who is careful to avoid potential problems or dangers, typically by thinking carefully before making decisions or taking actions. This kind of person avoids unnecessary risks or hasty actions and instead opts for thoughtfulness and careful planning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cautiousadjective

   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

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CAUTIOUS' in Adjectives Frequency: #951

How to pronounce CAUTIOUS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CAUTIOUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CAUTIOUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of CAUTIOUS in a Sentence

1. Yoshiki Shinke:

   Companies aren’t that cautious about raising prices any more. We might see inflation stay above the BOJ’s 2% target well into autumn this year.

2. Sergey Dergachev:

   I am very cautious on weaker credits like Bahrain, where downgrade risk to junk is very high.

3. John Rainey:

   It's prudent to be a little bit cautious here, and we'd like to see if there's a new trading band that forms.

4. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen:

   This will probably be a bit like walking the tightrope, if we stand still along the way we could fall and if we go too fast it can go wrong. Therefore, we must take one cautious step at a time.

5. Anand James:

   The market has been on a downward trend during the last couple of days and that is not surprising because during the last two years, we have seen the fortnight preceding the budget to be a cautious time this year, we have approached the budget on a high and that is all the more reason for traders to take some money off the table.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CAUTIOUS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cautious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CAUTIOUS
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CAUTIOUS