cautiously
/ˈkɔːʃəsli
/adverb
In a way that deliberately avoids potential problems or dangers: we must proceed cautiously such laws have been cautiously welcomed...
- The artist appears to have forgotten, or cautiously avoided, his revolutionary ideals.
- The film is cautiously optimistic in its portrayal of how intense love can transcend death.
- The camera is now a portal through which we may spy cautiously on his hapless world of emotionally isolated human beings.