Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Cautious has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
people who are fearful and cautious
"whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
Adjective
1
showing careful forethought
"reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"
"a cautious driver"
2
avoiding excess
"a conservative estimate"
3
careful; using or exercising caution; tentative
"The cautious hiker tied three separate knots before trusting her life to the rope."
Example Sentences
"whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
noun
"reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"
adjective
"a cautious driver"
adjective
"a conservative estimate"
adjective
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)