CIRCUMSPECTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does circumspectly mean? 

• CIRCUMSPECTLY (adverb)
  The adverb CIRCUMSPECTLY has 1 sense:

1. in a cagey manner

  Familiarity information: CIRCUMSPECTLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIRCUMSPECTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a cagey manner

Synonyms:

cagily; circumspectly

Context example:

'I don't know yet,' he answered cagily

Pertainym:

circumspect (heedful of potential consequences)

 Context examples 

This brought me near to where I had encountered Ben Gunn, the maroon; and I walked more circumspectly, keeping an eye on every side.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

I walked very circumspectly, for fear of being surprised, or suddenly shot with an arrow from behind, or on either side.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

I waved my cap (for my hat was long since worn out) and my handkerchief toward the island; and upon its nearer approach, I called and shouted with the utmost strength of my voice; and then looking circumspectly, I beheld a crowd gather to that side which was most in my view.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)