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Synonyms for cautiously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : kaw-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔ ʃəs



Définition of cautiously

Origin :
  • 1640s, from caution + -ous. The Latin word for this was cautus "careful, heedful." Related: Cautiously; cautiousness.
  • adv tentatively
Example sentences :
  • From what I know of our young brother, I am satisfied he will proceed most cautiously.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Cautiously they placed them in the baskets on their backs and then retraced their steps.
  • Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
  • Cautiously he drew back, still looking about for some means to cross the chasm.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Cautiously he approached one of the four doors which opened from the living room.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • We must break it to them cautiously, but they must be informed directly.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Cautiously he gathered his clothes in a bundle and shoved them out under the tent.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • Then cautiously you draw them across the surface of the waters.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • You know there is an awkwardness in my meddling ever so cautiously.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • "Father thought it hardly one of his best speeches," said Marion, cautiously.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Bill cautiously slipped the gun from under the sled-lashing.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

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