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Careful

//ˈkɛɹfəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

    "He was a slow and careful driver."

  2. 2
    Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

    "They made a careful search of the crime scene."

  3. 3
    Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad. obsolete
  4. 4
    Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled. obsolete

    "Where through long watch, and late daies weary toile, / She soundly slept, and carefull thoughts did quite assoile."

Adjective
  1. 1
    exercising caution or showing care or attention wordnet
  2. 2
    unhurried and with care and dignity wordnet
  3. 3
    mindful of the future in spending money wordnet
  4. 4
    cautiously attentive wordnet
  5. 5
    full of cares or anxiety wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.

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