cautiousness
- a word derived from cautious.
Example Sentences
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Phrenologists divided the brain into 37 regions, each corresponding to a trait: combativeness, cautiousness, benevolence, individuality and so on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
“As far as return to play, there’s certainly a cautiousness to it,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
"If the West wants to demonstrate its weakness, it should certainly demonstrate its cautiousness after an incident like this, but I don't have a feeling that this is the mood in capitals," he replied.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023
"There is a strong cautiousness about taking fresh positions ahead of tomorrow," said Naomi Muguruma, senior market economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.
From Reuters ● Jan. 17, 2023
With instinctive cautiousness I lay motionless, furtively noting the curious scene.
From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by McBride, R. E.
