'Cautelous' definitions:
Definition of 'Cautelous'
From: GCIDE
- Cautelous \Cau"te*lous\, a. [F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See Cautel.]
- 1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young." --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Cau"te*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Cau"te*lous*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]