precautious

Example Sentences

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“Are we being overly precautious? Maybe. But particularly with your cardiac history, you’re at higher risk.”

From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2022

"We are always hoping against hope, but it's still too early to take our eye off a very precautious approach."

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

Lawmakers and regulators face incentives to take an extremely precautious approach, seeking to minimize all possibility of danger.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2019

Thus precautious we landed near the village, but were still a good way from the place were we intended to fill our casks.

From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

I've always noticed that these directions for use are too precautious.

From Priscilla's Spies by Birmingham, George A.