 cautiously |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] with caution or prudence | |
| Synonyms: | carefully | |
| Examples: | "she ventured cautiously downstairs" |
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| Related terms: | incautiously incautiously careful cautious | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] with caution or prudence or tact | |
| Synonyms: | carefully with_kid_gloves | |
| Examples: | "she ventured cautiously downstairs" "they handled the incident with kid gloves" |
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| Related terms: | incautiously careful | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] in a conservative manner | |
| Synonyms: | conservatively guardedly | |
| Examples: | "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." |
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| Related terms: | guarded guarded | |
