cautious

== English == === Etymology === From cauti(on) +‎ -ous. Compare Latin cautus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːʃəs/ (Standard Southern British, Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkoːʃəs/ (US) (without the cot–caught merger) enPR: kôshn, IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃəs/ (cot–caught merger) enPR: käshn, IPA(key): /ˈkɑʃəs/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃəs/ Rhymes: -ɔːʃəs === Adjective === cautious (comparative more cautious, superlative most cautious) Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:cautious ==== Antonyms ==== careless, incautious, neglecting, uncautious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “cautious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “cautious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “cautious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.