- cautiously
- adverb see cautious
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cautiously
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Cautiously — Cau tious*ly, adv. In a cautious manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cautiously — cau|tious|ly [ kɔʃəsli ] adverb in a cautious way: She approached the pony cautiously. a. cautiously optimistic hopeful about something, but recognizing the problems involved: Jim is cautiously optimistic that a deal may now be struck … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cautiously — cautious UK US /ˈkɔːʃəs/ adjective ► very careful about what you do or say and unwilling to take risks because you want to avoid possible problems: be cautious about sth/about doing sth »Businesses have become cautious about spending on… … Financial and business terms
cautiously — adv. Cautiously is used with these adjectives: ↑optimistic Cautiously is used with these verbs: ↑advance, ↑approach, ↑ask, ↑back, ↑creep, ↑edge, ↑enter, ↑eye, ↑interpret, ↑peep … Collocations dictionary
cautiously — UK [ˈkɔːʃəslɪ] / US [ˈkɔʃəslɪ] adverb in a cautious way She approached the pony cautiously. • cautiously optimistic … English dictionary
cautiously — cautious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ careful to avoid potential problems or dangers. DERIVATIVES cautiously adverb cautiousness noun … English terms dictionary
cautiously — adverb 1. as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact (Freq. 4) she ventured cautiously downstairs they handled the incident with kid gloves • Syn: ↑carefully • Ant: ↑carelessly (for … Useful english dictionary
cautiously optimistic — phrase hopeful about something, but recognizing the problems involved Jim is cautiously optimistic that a deal may now be struck. Thesaurus: feeling hopeful and optimisticsynonym Main entry: cautiously … Useful english dictionary
cautiously optimistic — hopeful about something, but recognizing the problems involved Jim is cautiously optimistic that a deal may now be struck … English dictionary
cautiously — See cautious. * * * … Universalium
