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cautiously

/kˈɔʃʌsli/adverb3 syllables

Cautiously means: as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact.

Synonyms for cautiously4

adverb, as in as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

carefully, with kid gloves

adverb, as in in a conservative manner

conservatively, guardedly

Opposites of cautiously

incautiously

What does cautiously mean?2

adverb

1

as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact“she ventured cautiously downstairs”

2

in a conservative manner“we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cautiously in a sentence

  • At last, they began to count down cautiously.unknown
  • Anna cautiously searched for the grasshopper, peeking under furniture and behind curtains.Amastan
  • Cautiously they guided their horses on around the hill, keeping close together now.CK
  • Rodrigo cautiously made his way to the door.Amastan
  • You have to move cautiously in this matter._undertoad
  • Benedito watched as the buck cautiously approached the food and ate.Amastan
  • Ivan stepped out of the metro very cautiously.Amastan
  • Anna cautiously tried to coax the grasshopper toward the open window.Amastan

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