Definition of Cautiously

1. Adverb. As if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact. "They handled the incident with kid gloves"

Exact synonyms: Carefully
Partainyms: Careful, Cautious
Antonyms: Carelessly, Incautiously

2. Adverb. In a conservative manner. "We estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000."
Exact synonyms: Conservatively, Guardedly
Partainyms: Guarded

Definition of Cautiously

1. adv. In a cautious manner.

Definition of Cautiously

1. Adverb. In a cautious manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cautiously

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cautiously

cauters
cautery
cautery knife
caution
cautionary
cautionary tale
cautioned
cautioner
cautioners
cautioning
cautionries
cautionry
cautions
cautious
cautious statement
cautiously (current term)
cautiousness
cautiousnesses
cauves
cava
cavagram
caval
caval fold
caval valve
cavalcades
cavalero
cavaleros
cavaletti
cavalier

Literary usage of Cautiously

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Lucia by Don Philpott (2005)
"It usually contains a blend of several types of hot pepper, spices and vinegar and should be treated cautiously. Try a little first before splashing it all ..."

2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"At the top of the stair she peeps cautiously round h"- Half screened by blue "comforters" hung on * line ; And there sat the blessed old saint at his organ. ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"I cautiously tried to get a pair of forceps on it, but it constantly slipped from the grasp, and was soon at the bottom of the meatus. ..."

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