Cautious Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

CAUTIOUS meaning: careful about avoiding danger or risk. ... [more cautious; most cautious]. : careful about avoiding danger or risk. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary cautious 1ENTRIESFOUND: cautious(adjective) cautious /ˈkɑːʃəs/ adjective cautious /ˈkɑːʃəs/ adjective BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofCAUTIOUS [morecautious;mostcautious] : carefulaboutavoidingdangerorrisk Anycautioustouristwillguardherpassport. Youcannotbeoverly/toocautiouswhenyou'redrivinginsnow. Heansweredthequestionwithacautiousreply. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —cautiously adverb [morecautiously;mostcautiously] Shecautiouslymoveddownthedarkhall. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —cautiousness noun [noncount] Theyproceededwithcautiousness.[=caution] [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR Whenconvertingindirectspeechintodirectspeech,whenshouldweusesaidandsaidto? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY edible :suitableorsafetoeat LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.