cautiously

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cautiously
    adv 1: as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact;
           "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the
           incident with kid gloves" [syn: {cautiously},
           {carefully}] [ant: {carelessly}, {incautiously}]
    2: in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of
       demonstrators conservatively at 200,000." [syn:
       {conservatively}, {cautiously}, {guardedly}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cautiously \Cau"tious*ly\, adv.
   In a cautious manner.
   [1913 Webster]