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cautiously en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈkɑʃəsli/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɔːʃəsli/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English cautious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English cautiously From cautious + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a cautious manner.
    • He said cautiously, "I do not think it right, Imperator." 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 147:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more cautiously Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most cautiously Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

incautiously

Relateds

caution · cautious

Synonyms

chary · prudently · carefully · warily · discreetly · conservatively · charily · gingerly · tentatively · cannily · safely

Translations (35)

scn ad aciu (in a cautious manner) · nl behoedzaam (in a cautious manner) · eo singarde (in a cautious manner) · la tectē (in a cautious manner) · it prudentemente (in a cautious manner) · pt cuidadosamente (in a cautious manner) · fr précautionneusement (in a cautious manner) · ca cautelosament (in a cautious manner) · pl ostrożnie (in a cautious manner) · nl omzichtig (in a cautious manner) · la pedetemptim (in a cautious manner) · ro cu prudență (in a cautious manner) · la cautim (in a cautious manner) · it cautamente (in a cautious manner) · sh опрезно (in a cautious manner) · ro precaut (in a cautious manner) · mk претпазливо (in a cautious manner) · pdt behutsom (in a cautious manner) · az ehtiyatla (in a cautious manner) · ro cu prevedere (in a cautious manner) · nv tʼáá tłehee (in a cautious manner) · nv tʼáá tiʼída (in a cautious manner) · hu óvatosan (in a cautious manner) · az ehityatlı (in a cautious manner) · fi varovasti (in a cautious manner) · hy զգուշորեն (in a cautious manner) · es precavidamente (in a cautious manner) · ro prudent (in a cautious manner) · ro cu precauție (in a cautious manner) · ru аккура́тно (in a cautious manner) · de vorsichtig (in a cautious manner) · ro prevăzător (in a cautious manner) · cs opatrně (in a cautious manner) · sh oprezno (in a cautious manner) · ru осторо́жно (in a cautious manner)