Cautelous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cautelous \Cau"te*lous\, a. [F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See
     {Cautel}.]
     1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young."
        --Drayton.
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     2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] --Shak. --
        {Cau"te*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Cau"te*lous*ness}, n. [Obs.]
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