CAUTELOUS

cautelous. Cautelous, a. cautious, cunning crafty, wily, sly

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Cau″te‐lous (?), a. [[F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See Cautel.]] 1. 1. Caution; prudent; wary. “Cautelous, though young.” Drayton.
2. 2. Crafty; deceitful; false. Shak.
— Cau″te‐lous‐ly, adv. — Cau″te‐lous‐ness, n.