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
- 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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