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What does cautious mean?

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Adjective
  1. careful; using or exercising caution; tentative
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Cullen is a cautious and canny politician and it is unlikely that he was on a complete solo run with his comments.
That could suggest consumers may prove to be more cautious when the tills are cashed up this Christmas.
Archaeologists are extremely cautious about making causal links between contemporaneous events.
But the scheme has received a cautious welcome from traders and business groups.
After months of being cautious and playing hard to get, I'm going to bravely risk rejection this time.
If she is cautious ascending to high C at the climax of the love duet, almost everything else she does is heart-rendingly truthful.

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