circumspect
adjective
[ ˈsəːkəmspɛkt ]
• wary and unwilling to take risks.
• "the officials were very circumspect in their statements"
Similar:
cautious,
wary,
careful,
chary,
guarded,
on one's guard,
discreet,
watchful,
alert,
attentive,
heedful,
vigilant,
observant,
prudent,
judicious,
canny,
politic,
softly-softly,
cagey,
leery,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere ‘look around’, from circum ‘around, about’ + specere ‘look’.
