circumspect

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsəːkəmspɛkt/

adjective

  • wary and unwilling to take risks: the officials were very circumspect in their statements

Derivatives

circumspectly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere 'look around', from circum 'around, about' + specere 'look'