Circumspect

//ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

    "Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments."

Adjective
  1. 1
    heedful of potential consequences wordnet

Synonyms

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attentivecarefulcautiousconsideratediscreetheedful

Example

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"It is an important maxim, that we ought to be very circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The accusation of these two crimes may be vastly injurious to liberty."

Etymology

From Latin circumspectō (“look around”). Compare periscope.

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