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The definition of cautious is being aware, being careful or being alert to danger.

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An example of cautious is a person who always makes a pro/con list before making any decision to identify all possible problems that could come up.
An example of cautious is a decision undertaken only after great deliberation and with some lingering fear.

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See cautious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary

Related Forms:

cautiously adverb
cautiousness noun

See cautious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Showing or practicing caution; careful.
Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.

Related Forms:

cauˈtious·ly adverb

cauˈtious·ness noun

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