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cautious
(encz) | cautious,obezřetný adj: PetrV |
cautious
(encz) | cautious,opatrný adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
Cautious
(gcide) | Cautious \Cau"tious\, a. [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See
Caution.]
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.
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Cautious feeling for another's pain. --Byron.
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Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. --Watts.
Syn: Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect;
discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious;
careful.
Usage: 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.
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cautious
(wn) | cautious
adj 1: showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious;
never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver" [ant:
incautious]
2: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" [syn: cautious,
conservative]
n 1: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is
not for the timid" [syn: timid, cautious] [ant:
brave] |
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cautiousness
(mass) | cautiousness
- opatrnosť |
cautious statement
(encz) | cautious statement, n: |
cautiously
(encz) | cautiously,opatrně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
cautiousness
(encz) | cautiousness,opatrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
incautious
(encz) | incautious,neopatrný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
incautiously
(encz) | incautiously,neopatrně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
incautiousness
(encz) | incautiousness,neobezřetnost n: Zdeněk Brožincautiousness,neopatrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
overcautious
(encz) | overcautious,opatrnický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Cautious
(gcide) | Cautious \Cau"tious\, a. [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See
Caution.]
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.
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Cautious feeling for another's pain. --Byron.
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Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. --Watts.
Syn: Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect;
discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious;
careful.
Usage: 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.
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Cautiously
(gcide) | Cautiously \Cau"tious*ly\, adv.
In a cautious manner.
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Cautiousness
(gcide) | Cautiousness \Cau"tious*ness\, n.
The quality of being cautious.
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Incautious
(gcide) | Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L.
incautus.]
Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the
circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless;
careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
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You . . . incautious tread
On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis.
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His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any
incautious reader. --Keill.
Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;
careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- In*cau"tious*ly,
adv. -- In*cau"tious*ness, n.
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Incautiously
(gcide) | Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L.
incautus.]
Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the
circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless;
careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
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You . . . incautious tread
On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis.
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His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any
incautious reader. --Keill.
Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;
careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- In*cau"tious*ly,
adv. -- In*cau"tious*ness, n.
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Incautiousness
(gcide) | Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L.
incautus.]
Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the
circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless;
careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.
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You . . . incautious tread
On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis.
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His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any
incautious reader. --Keill.
Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;
careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- In*cau"tious*ly,
adv. -- In*cau"tious*ness, n.
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Overcautious
(gcide) | Overcautious \O"ver*cau"tious\, a.
Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. --
O"ver*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- O"ver*cau"tious*ness, n.
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Overcautiously
(gcide) | Overcautious \O"ver*cau"tious\, a.
Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. --
O"ver*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- O"ver*cau"tious*ness, n.
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Overcautiousness
(gcide) | Overcautious \O"ver*cau"tious\, a.
Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. --
O"ver*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- O"ver*cau"tious*ness, n.
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Precautious
(gcide) | Precautious \Pre*cau"tious\, a.
Taking or using precaution; precautionary. --
Pre*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*cau"*tious*ness, n.
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Precautiously
(gcide) | Precautious \Pre*cau"tious\, a.
Taking or using precaution; precautionary. --
Pre*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*cau"*tious*ness, n.
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Precautiousness
(gcide) | Precautious \Pre*cau"tious\, a.
Taking or using precaution; precautionary. --
Pre*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*cau"*tious*ness, n.
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Uncautious
(gcide) | Uncautious \Un*cau"tious\, a.
Incautious.
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Uncautiously
(gcide) | Uncautiously \Un*cau"tious*ly\, adv.
Incautiously.
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cautious statement
(wn) | cautious statement
n 1: a statement made with careful qualifications |
cautiously
(wn) | cautiously
adv 1: as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact;
"she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the
incident with kid gloves" [syn: cautiously,
carefully] [ant: carelessly, incautiously]
2: in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of
demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn:
conservatively, cautiously, guardedly] |
cautiousness
(wn) | cautiousness
n 1: the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible
danger; "a man of caution" [syn: caution, cautiousness,
carefulness] [ant: incaution, incautiousness] |
incautious
(wn) | incautious
adj 1: lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious
talk" [ant: cautious]
2: carelessly failing to exercise proper caution; "an incautious
step sent her headlong down the stairs" |
incautiously
(wn) | incautiously
adv 1: without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees
historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into
unsympathetic hands" [syn: incautiously, carelessly]
[ant: carefully, cautiously] |
incautiousness
(wn) | incautiousness
n 1: the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger [syn:
incaution, incautiousness] [ant: carefulness,
caution, cautiousness] |
overcautious
(wn) | overcautious
adj 1: unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be
overcautious in business" |
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