cautiousadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɔːʃəs/, U.S.

/ˈkɔʃəs/,

/ˈkɑʃəs/

Etymology: < caution n. (as if from Latin *cautiōsus , not used): see -tious suffix.

a. Distinguished or marked by caution; heedful, wary, careful, circumspect: said of persons, their conduct, and acts. (In quot. a1640 perhaps ‘Fearful, over-prudent, timorous’.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective]

warelyOE

warec1000

adviseda1325

averty1330

aware1340

ferdfula1382

well-advisedc1405

circumspect1430

hooly1513

fearful1526

curiousa1533

chary1542

wareful1548

cautelous1574

cauty1579

careful1580

wary1580

retentive1599

wary1599

ginger1600

circumstant1603

cautel1606

shya1616

cautionate1616

warisome1628

cautiousa1640

circumspectious1649

circumspectivea1674

gingerish1764

safe1874

pussy-footed1893

pussyfooting1926

risk-averse1961

risk-adverse1969

a1640 P. Massinger Guardian ii. v. 55 in 3 New Playes (1655) You shall be Receiv'd at a Postern door, if you be not cautious, By one whose touch would make old Nestor yong.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 52 in Scepsis Scientifica Where deep and enquiring spirits differ, I judge I have reason to be cautious.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 757 With more cautious and instructed skill.

1718 Free-thinker No. 20. 2 Our old cautious English Proverb allows us to Trust every Man so far as we can see Him.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc iii. 18 Urging on their way with cautious speed.

1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 7 He seems to have been a much more cautious man.

1842 H. Rogers Introd. Burke's Wks. (1842) I. 22 Further than a cautious policy would warrant.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire ii. 63 Patient and cautious interrogation of experience.

b. Const. of (obsolete), how, lest, to with infinitive (Cautious to was formerly used where cautious not to is now in use: cf. careful adj.)

ΚΠ

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 59 By Night he fled, and at Midnight return'd..cautious of day.

1709 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1886) II. 241 The late Opposition..has made me cautious how I enter upon new Experiments.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 207 Cautious to let the gushing grief appear, His purple garment veil'd the falling tear.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 208. ⁋9 Cautious lest this offence should be..committed.

1772 S. Denne & W. Shrubsole Hist. Rochester 28 Cautious not to exceed it.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 71 I was very cautious of touching upon what had happened that morning.

1820 Hoyle's Games Improved 5 Be cautious how you trump out.

1821 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metr. Syst. (1871) iii. 119 The act..is cautious not to tie them down to too close a measure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cautious
释义	cautiousadj. Brit. /ˈkɔːʃəs/, U.S. /ˈkɔʃəs/, /ˈkɑʃəs/ Etymology: < caution n. (as if from Latin cautiōsus , not used): see -tious suffix. a. Distinguished or marked by caution; heedful, wary, careful, circumspect: said of persons, their conduct, and acts. (In quot. a1640 perhaps ‘Fearful, over-prudent, timorous’.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] warelyOE warec1000 adviseda1325 averty1330 aware1340 ferdfula1382 well-advisedc1405 circumspect1430 hooly1513 fearful1526 curiousa1533 chary1542 wareful1548 cautelous1574 cauty1579 careful1580 wary1580 retentive1599 wary1599 ginger1600 circumstant1603 cautel1606 shya1616 cautionate1616 warisome1628 cautiousa1640 circumspectious1649 circumspectivea1674 gingerish1764 safe1874 pussy-footed1893 pussyfooting1926 risk-averse1961 risk-adverse1969 a1640 P. Massinger Guardian* ii. v. 55 in 3 New Playes (1655) You shall be Receiv'd at a Postern door, if you be not cautious, By one whose touch would make old Nestor yong. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 52 in Scepsis Scientifica Where deep and enquiring spirits differ, I judge I have reason to be cautious. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 757 With more cautious and instructed skill. View more context for this quotation 1718 Free-thinker No. 20. 2 Our old cautious English Proverb allows us to Trust every Man so far as we can see Him. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc iii. 18 Urging on their way with cautious speed. 1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 7 He seems to have been a much more cautious man. 1842 H. Rogers Introd. Burke's Wks. (1842) I. 22 Further than a cautious policy would warrant. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire ii. 63 Patient and cautious interrogation of experience. b. Const. of (obsolete), how, lest, to with infinitive (Cautious to was formerly used where cautious not to is now in use: cf. careful adj.) ΚΠ 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 59 By Night he fled, and at Midnight return'd..cautious of day. View more context for this quotation 1709 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1886) II. 241 The late Opposition..has made me cautious how I enter upon new Experiments. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 207 Cautious to let the gushing grief appear, His purple garment veil'd the falling tear. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 208. ⁋9 Cautious lest this offence should be..committed. 1772 S. Denne & W. Shrubsole Hist. Rochester 28 Cautious not to exceed it. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 71 I was very cautious of touching upon what had happened that morning. 1820 Hoyle's Games Improved 5 Be cautious how you trump out. 1821 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metr. Syst. (1871) iii. 119 The act..is cautious not to tie them down to too close a measure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1640
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