English-Thai Dictionary

cautious

ADJ รอบคอบ  prudent incautious rob-khob

 

cautious

ADJ ระมัดระวัง  guarded incautious ra-mad-ra-wang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAUTIOUS

a.Wary; watchful; careful to avoid evils; attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of measures, with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect.

 

CAUTIOUSLY

adv. With caution; in a wary, scrupulous manner.

 

CAUTIOUSNESS

n.The quality of being cautious; watchfulness; provident care; circumspection; prudence with regard to danger.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAUTIOUS

Cau "tious, a. Etym: [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See Caution. ]

 

Defn: Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general. Cautious feeling for another's pain. Byron. Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. Watts.

 

Syn. -- Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect; discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious; careful. -- Cautious, Wary, Circumspect. A man is cautious who realizes the constant possibility of danger; one may be wary, and yet bold and active; a man who is circumspect habitually examines things on every side in order to weigh and deliberate. It is necessary to be cautious at all times; to be wary in cases of extraordinary danger; to be circumspect in matters of peculiar delicacy and difficulty.

 

CAUTIOUSLY

CAUTIOUSLY Cau "tious *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a cautious manner.

 

CAUTIOUSNESS

CAUTIOUSNESS Cau "tious *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being cautious.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cautious

cau tious |ˈkôSHəs ˈkɔʃəs | ▶adjective (of a person ) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers: a cautious driver. • (of an action ) characterized by such an attitude: the plan received a cautious welcome. DERIVATIVES cau tious ly adverb, cau tious ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from caution, on the pattern of pairs such as ambition, ambitious .

 

Oxford Dictionary

cautious

cau |tious |ˈkɔːʃəs | ▶adjective (of a person ) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers: a cautious driver | firms have been unusually cautious about hiring new workers. • (of an action ) characterized by the desire to avoid potential problems or dangers: the plan received a cautious welcome. DERIVATIVES cautiously adverb, cautiousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from caution, on the pattern of pairs such as ambition, ambitious .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cautious

cautious adjective a cautious driver: careful, heedful, attentive, alert, watchful, vigilant, circumspect, prudent; cagey, canny. ANTONYMS reckless.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cautious

cautious adjective he's a very cautious driver: careful, wary, aware, heedful, attentive, alert, watchful, vigilant, circumspect, prudent, guarded, on one's guard, chary, mindful; informal cagey. ANTONYMS incautious; reckless.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cautious

cau tious /kɔ́ːʃəs /→caution 形容詞 more ～; most ～〖名詞 の前で 〗用心 [注意 ]深い , 慎重な ; 〖be cautious about A /doing 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 物 事 〉について […することには ]慎重である ; ［◎ be cautious to do /not to do ]〈人が 〉…するのに [しないよう ]用心している (!危険や問題を避けるよう慎重にふるまうこと ) ▸ a cautious driver [approach ]慎重な運転者 [やり方 ]▸ You must be cautious with the razor .かみそりを使うときは用心しなければならない ▸ Be cautious about buying CDs on the Internet .インターネットでCDを買う際には慎重になりなさい ～ness 名詞 U 用心 [注意 ]深さ .

 

cautiously

c á u tious ly 副詞 用心深く, 警戒 [注意 ]して ; 慎重に 〈動く 進む 見るなど 〉.