cautious
cau.tious \'ko.-sh*s\ aj : marked by or given to caution he exercise of
forethought usu. prompted by fear of probable or even of merely possible
danger; CIRCUMSPECT suggests less fear and stresses the surveying of all
possible consequences before acting or deciding; WARY emphasizes
suspiciousness and alertness in watching for danger and cunning in escaping
it; CHARY implies a cautious reluctance to give, act, or speak freely -
cau.tious.ly av SYN syn CIRCUMSPECT, WARY, CHARY: CAUTIOUS implies t