Results for cautious

Definition of cautious:

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Wary; heedful; prudent.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Very careful in conduct; wary; watchful; discreet.

Usage examples for cautious:

“ Seeing him thus employed, altogether forgetful, Sofia began to back toward the hall, step by cautious step, keeping her attention fixed to Victor throughout. ” Red Masquerade, - Louis Joseph Vance.

“ This is a severe price to pay for an evening's amusement, and gentlemen are bound to be cautious how they inflict it, or anything approaching to it, upon their fair companions. ” Routledge's Manual of Etiquette, - George Routledge.