adverb
1. taking care or paying attention (Freq. 39)
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they watched carefully
• Derived from adjective: ↑careful
2. as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact (Freq. 6)
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she ventured cautiously downstairs
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they handled the incident with kid gloves
• Syn: ↑cautiously
• Ant: ↑carelessly, ↑incautiously (for: ↑cautiously)
• Derived from adjective: ↑careful, ↑cautious (for: ↑cautiously)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.