"cautelous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more cautelous [comparative], most cautelous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French cauteleux. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|cauteleux}} Middle French cauteleux Head templates: {{en-adj}} cautelous (comparative more cautelous, superlative most cautelous)
  1. (obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cautelous-en-adj-glugg7H- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) Cautious, careful. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cautelous-en-adj-FJBtc4k6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: incautelous Related terms: cautel, cautelously, cautelousness
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