Definition of cautious | Bee Dictionary of English

n people who are fearful and cautious
a showing careful forethought; never making swift decisions"
reserved and cautious
a cautious driver
s avoiding excess

As President, Kennedy initially moved cautiously on segregation.
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He is bald, cautious and professorial.

Southwest says it's cautious about summer travel
Southwest Airlines Co. says June ticket sales are "good" but the company remains cautious about demand during the peak summer travel season because of automatic government spending cuts and higher ...
June 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Cautious McAdams sticks close to 2013 Salt Lake County budget
Cautious McAdams sticks close to 2013 Salt Lake County budget by Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 11, 2013 07:00PM MDT Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams didn’t tinker much when his chance came to make mid-year revisions to the 2013 budget he inherited upon taking office in January. “It’s probably the lightest June adjustment period I can ever remember,” longtime county financial ...
June 12, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
Cautious trade in AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen has been staggering since a poor earnings report in April, and the options paper is cautious today. optionMONSTER's Depth Charge monitoring system detected the purchase of more than 13,000 ...
June 11, 2013 - optionMONSTER via Yahoo! Finance

John McCain in 940 News
These and other indicators are reason for cautious, very cautious optimism about the effects of the new strategy,said McCain, who was leading a Republican congressional delegation to Iraq.
Avigdor Lieberman in National
I think Britain recognises that Israel is a responsible country and that our security activity is conducted according to very clear, cautious and responsible rules of the game. Therefore we have no cause for concern,Mr Lieberman told Israel...