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cautelous

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1. a. Caution; prudent; wary. Source: opted
2. a. Crafty; deceitful; false. Source: opted
3. 1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young." Drayton. 2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] Shak. -- Cau"te*lous*ly, adv. -- Cau"te*lous*ness, n. [Obs.] Source: webster
4. a. Caution; prudent; wary. a. Crafty; deceitful; false. Source: ecdict

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caution crafty deceitful false Obs prudent wary ness though young

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cautel cauter cauterant cauteries cauterisation cauterise cauterised cauterising cauterism cauterization cauterize cauterized cauterizes cauterizing

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