Cautious: alternatives and connections

Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal.

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Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal.

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Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.

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Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.

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Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.

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Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.

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of Guard

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of Guard

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.

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Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.

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of Restrain

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of Restrain

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The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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Quality or state of being careful.

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Quality or state of being careful.

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Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

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Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

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Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

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Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

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Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an…

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Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an…

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