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cautious definition
cautious |
Grep of noun cautious cautious cautious statement cautiousness Overview of noun cautious The noun cautious has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) timid, cautious -- (people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid") Overview of adj cautious The adj cautious has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cautious -- (showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver") 2. cautious, conservative -- (avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate") 3. cautious -- (cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent; "a cautious answer"; "very cautious about believing everything she was told") 4. cautious -- (unwilling to take risks) Antonyms of adj cautious 4 senses of cautious Sense 1 cautious (vs. incautious) incautious (vs. cautious) => hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(postnominal), brainish Sense 2 cautious, conservative INDIRECT (VIA moderate) -> immoderate Sense 3 cautious INDIRECT (VIA careful) -> careless Sense 4 cautious INDIRECT (VIA unadventurous) -> adventurous, adventuresome Similarity of adj cautious 4 senses of cautious Sense 1 cautious (vs. incautious) => cagey, cagy, chary => fabian, dilatory => gingerly => guarded, restrained => overcautious Also See-> careful#1; unadventurous#1 Sense 2 cautious, conservative => moderate (vs. immoderate) Sense 3 cautious => careful (vs. careless) Sense 4 cautious => unadventurous (vs. adventurous) Attributes of adj cautious Familiarity of adj cautious cautious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj cautious cautious incautious overcautious Overview of noun cautious The noun cautious has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) timid, cautious -- (people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid") Overview of adj cautious The adj cautious has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cautious -- (showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver") 2. cautious, conservative -- (avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate") 3. cautious -- (cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent; "a cautious answer"; "very cautious about believing everything she was told") 4. cautious -- (unwilling to take risks)
cautious definition
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