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Webster 1913 Edition

Cautelous

Cau′te-lous

,

Adj.

[F.

cauteleux

, LL.

cautelosus

. See

.]

1.

Caution; prudent; wary.

[Obs.]

“Cautelous, though young.”

Drayton.

–

Cau′te-lous-ly

,

adv.

–

Cau′te-lous-ness

,

Noun.

[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Cautelous

CAUTELOUS

,

Adj.

1.

Cautions; wary; provident.

2.

Cunning; treacherous; wily.