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How to pronounce cautiously in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms carefully


she ventured cautiously downstairs.
Type Words
Synonyms conservatively, guardedly

Examples of cautiously

cautiously
They may have less tolerance for a president who leads cautiously from the back.
From the sacbee.com
Sparky would step, ever so cautiously, up to and over the line, but never on it.
From the freep.com
The Twins have long said that Nathan would be used carefully, if not cautiously.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The White House has reacted cautiously, calling for disclosure of all the facts.
From the washingtonpost.com
Americans should cautiously celebrate that the economy is getting back on track.
From the dailyherald.com
Doctors and multiple sclerosis patients are cautiously optimistic about Sativex.
From the dailyherald.com
For now though, Myanmar's journalists will tread cautiously, if only from habit.
From the economist.com
General Maude proceeded cautiously, advancing on both sides of the Tigris River.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He is now cautiously optimistic that NESV is the proud owner of a football team.
From the boston.com
More examples
  • As if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves"
  • Conservatively: in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000."
  • (cautious) showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
  • (cautious) timid: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
  • (cautiousness) caution: the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution"
  • Cautiousness is a faculty from Phrenology.
  • (cautious) (adj): careful, alert; warned or advised.
  • (Cautious) defaults that can be applied but are conflicting with each other (like the ones of the Nixon diamond example) are not applied.
  • (cautious) being careful, so that you avoid mistakes: "He's cautious about investing money in the stock market."