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† ˈcautelous, a. Obs. or arch.
Also 6–7 cautilous, 7 -ulous.
[a. F. cauteleux (Pr. cautelos, Sp. cauteloso), on L. type *cautēlōsus, f. cautēla; see prec. and -ous.]
1. Full of cautels; deceitful, crafty, artful, wily.
138.Wyclif Serm. Sel. Wks. I. 223 Ypocritis ben cautellous for to take men in wordis. c1430Henryson Mor. Fab. 16 The Foxe seemes craftie and cautelous. 1509Barclay Ship of Fooles (1570) 13 By falshood liuing, and by wayes cautelous. 1607Shakes. Cor. iv. i. 33 Your Sonne..caught With cautelous baits and practice. 1661Morgan Sph. Gentry ii. iii. 36 An Adder or Snake..signifying his cautulous devises and deceivable policies. 1840Browning Sordello iv. 364 Cautelous Old Redbeard.
2. Cautious, wary, heedful, circumspect.
1574Hellowes Gueuara's Ep. (1584) 308, I doe..approve, that men with their wives be cautelous. 1612Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 239 That they be exceeding cautelous and warie in the inward use of all Mineral medicines. a1734North Lives III. 52 This makes all dealing with them very nice and cautelous. 1829Scott Hrt. Midl. Proleg., I have been cautelous in quoting mine authorities.
b. Const. of, inf., or clause.
1625King's Instr. E. Drummond in Rushw. Hist. Coll. (1659) I. 162 You must be cautelous not to proceed any further in this business. 1628Feltham Resolves i. xxiii. Wks. (1677) 48 To be more cautelous of him. 1639R. Verney in V. Papers (1853) 225 They are very cautelous how they let any thinge of this nature passe. 1670Baxter Cure Ch.-Div. 343 To be cautelous what wife we choose. a1677Barrow Serm. Wks. 1716 I. 283 We are to be cautelous of meddling with controversies. |