" cautiously "

 [ "Cautiously Pessimistic" ]

1: An increasingly relevant wordplay on the cliché "cautiously optimistic". As the world continues in free fall, its much more realistic to expect negative outcomes. Therefore, its much more pragmatic to maintain a cautiously pessimistic demeanor, rather than a cautiously optimistic one.

  * e.g.,  ... My cat is always cautiously pessimistic when inspecting anything new that I bring into the house. 

 [ "Cautiously Optimistic" ]

1: Hopeful yet exercising caution

  * e.g.,  ... Patrick coined the phrase cautiously optimistic while dreaming of winning the lotto 

 [ "cautiously horny" ]

1: When you see a crazy-hot chick you want to bang, but are suddenly unsure if it's a chick

  * e.g.,  ... I saw this hot blonde chick with a tight little ass from behind, and wanted to take her to bone town, but then I saw she had some meaty calves and wasn't sure if it was a chick or a dude. Not wanting to give up too easily, I had to verify it was a chick. I was cautiously horny. 

 [ "cautiously optimistic" ]

1: A euphemistic (yet silly) way of saying "worried". Most often said by those on national news networks.

  * e.g.,  ... Joe Boorman was cautiously optimistic on whether his wallet would be found. 

 [ "Cautiously Optimistic" ]

1: Promising but I wouldn’t bet on it.

  * e.g.,  ... The Cleveland Browns look good this off-season and it should be their year, but they’re the Browns so I’m cautiously optimistic.