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Circumspection

//ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the trait of being circumspect and prudent wordnet
  3. 3
    Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness. countable, uncountable

    "As if this were not enough, CAW has failed to utilize even his limited sources with diligence and circumspection; to demonstrate this point, I will briefly note inadequacies in the data adduced by CAW."

  4. 4
    knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress wordnet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French circonspection or its etymon Latin circumspectio. By surface analysis, circum- + Latin spect + -ion, "looking [all] around" (as compared with the opposite concept, embodied as tunnel vision or blinders).

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