cautious

/ˈkȯ-shəs/

adjective

  1. careful about avoiding danger or risk

cautious investors

cautious circumspect wary chary mean prudently watchful and discreet in the face of danger or risk. cautious implies the exercise of forethought usually prompted by fear of danger. circumspect suggests less fear and stresses the surveying of all possible consequences before acting or deciding.

adjective

  1. extremely or excessively cautious

With all the polls closed and most of the results in, it's down to Florida. … Having been burned once by prematurely calling the state, the networks are now hypercautious.