† cautyadj.

Forms: Also cautie.

Etymology: apparently < French caut, caute (= Italian cauto, Spanish cauto), or Latin cautus cautious, heedful, wary, prop. past participle of cavēre to beware; with English ending -y suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Cautious, wary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective]

warelyOE

warec1000

adviseda1325

averty1330

aware1340

ferdfula1382

well-advisedc1405

circumspect1430

hooly1513

fearful1526

curiousa1533

chary1542

wareful1548

cautelous1574

cauty1579

careful1580

wary1580

retentive1599

wary1599

ginger1600

circumstant1603

cautel1606

shya1616

cautionate1616

warisome1628

cautiousa1640

circumspectious1649

circumspectivea1674

gingerish1764

safe1874

pussy-footed1893

pussyfooting1926

risk-averse1961

risk-adverse1969

1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued viii. sig. H1 O cawty cutthroate.

1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued vi. sig. E7 ^v Our cawtie countrey Gentlemen.

1610 R. Niccols Winter Nights Vision in Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) 754 (R.) With cautie observation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	cauty
释义	† cautyadj. Forms: Also cautie. Etymology: apparently < French caut, caute (= Italian cauto, Spanish cauto), or Latin cautus cautious, heedful, wary, prop. past participle of cavēre to beware; with English ending -y suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Cautious, wary. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] warelyOE warec1000 adviseda1325 averty1330 aware1340 ferdfula1382 well-advisedc1405 circumspect1430 hooly1513 fearful1526 curiousa1533 chary1542 wareful1548 cautelous1574 cauty1579 careful1580 wary1580 retentive1599 wary1599 ginger1600 circumstant1603 cautel1606 shya1616 cautionate1616 warisome1628 cautiousa1640 circumspectious1649 circumspectivea1674 gingerish1764 safe1874 pussy-footed1893 pussyfooting1926 risk-averse1961 risk-adverse1969 1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued viii. sig. H1 O cawty cutthroate. 1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued vi. sig. E7 ^v Our cawtie countrey Gentlemen. 1610 R. Niccols Winter Nights Vision in Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) 754 (R.) With cautie observation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1579
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