# cautious

Pronunciation: say "KAW-shuhs" /ˈkɔːʃəs/

## Adjective

1. Showing care and thought to avoid danger or error; reluctant to act without weighing the risks first.
   - Simple: Careful to avoid danger or mistakes, and not taking risks.
   - _The investor stayed cautious about putting money into an untested market._
   - _A cautious approach to the negotiations helped both sides avoid costly mistakes._

## Origin

Formed from "caution" (from Latin "cautus") plus the suffix "-ous."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cautious (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).