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careful

[ kair-fuhl ]

/ ˈkɛər fəl /

adjective

cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.

taking pains in one's work; exact; thorough: a careful typist.

(of things) done or performed with accuracy or caution: careful research.

solicitously mindful (usually followed by of, about, or in): careful of the rights of others;careful about one's behavior;careful in speech.

Archaic.

full of anxiety or care; troubled.
causing or attended with anxiety: a careful day.

OTHER WORDS FOR careful

1watchful, guarded, chary, circumspect.

2meticulous, scrupulous.

3rigorous.

4thoughtful, concerned, solicitous, attentive, heedful, regardful.

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Origin of careful

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English carful, cearful; see care, -ful

synonym study for careful

1. Careful,cautious,discreet,wary imply a watchful guarding against something. Careful implies guarding against mistakes, by paying strict and close attention to details, and, often, trying to use good judgment: He was careful to distinguish between them.Cautious implies a fear of some unfavorable situation and investigation before coming to conclusions: cautious about investments.Discreet implies being prudent in speech and action and being trustworthy as a confidant: discreet in manner, in keeping secrets.Wary implies a vigilant lookout for a danger suspected or feared: wary of polite strangers.2, 3. See painstaking.

OTHER WORDS FROM careful

care·ful·ly,adverbcare·ful·ness,nounqua·si-care·ful,adjectiveul·tra·care·ful,adjective

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Words related to careful

precise, accurate, attentive, choosy, mindful, wary, scrupulous, meticulous, deliberate, thorough, judicious, thoughtful, discreet, circumspect, conscientious, vigilant, rigorous, prudent, leery, concerned

How to use careful in a sentence

Robert was even more careful here, saying the death might not even be that.
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Add the flour and gently stir it in, being careful not to overmix.
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“We want to be very careful not to either over-police, because that that could send a signal, or under-police,” said John Miller, the department’s deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism.
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That changed in college and though he was desperate for love then, he was careful with his heart.
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British Dictionary definitions for careful

adjective

cautious in attitude or action; prudent

painstaking in one's work; thoroughhe wrote very careful script

(usually postpositive; foll by of, in, or about)solicitous; protectivecareful of one's reputation

archaicfull of care; anxious

Britishmean or miserly

Derived forms of careful

carefully, adverbcarefulness, noun

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Synonyms of careful in English:

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adjective

1‘be careful when you go up the stairs’

SYNONYMS

cautious, heedful, alert, aware, attentive, watchful, vigilant, hypervigilant, wary, on guard, chary, circumspect, prudent, mindful, guarded

unhurried, measured, deliberate

informal leery, cagey

2‘Roland was careful of his reputation’

SYNONYMS

mindful, heedful, protective, watchful

3‘his mother had always been careful with money’

SYNONYMS

prudent, thrifty, economical, economic, economizing, sparing, frugal, scrimping, abstemious, canny, sensible, cautious

miserly, niggardly, penny-pinching, parsimonious

British mean

informal stingy

4‘a careful driver’

SYNONYMS

attentive, conscientious, painstaking, meticulous, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, scrupulous, punctilious, fastidious, methodical, orderly, deliberate, judicious, perfectionist

thorough, exhaustive, rigorous

accurate, precise, correct, particular

fussy, finicky

British informal pernickety

North American informal persnickety

archaic nice, laborious

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careful

"Carefulover what?" cried Helen, at that moment coming into the room with her cousin.

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Black men were always the servants of white men--or such had been his experience; and always they were objects of suspicion, ever bent on wreaking mischief and requiring carefulwatching.

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"Weigh your words well, my lord," said Raoul, haughtily: "my nature is not such that its vivacities need checking; whilst you, on the contrary, are descended from a race whose passions are suspected by all true Frenchmen; I repeat, therefore, for the second time, be careful!"

"Be careful what you do," he said; "if you do not kill yourself, you commit a ridiculous action; and if you were to kill yourself, you sprinkle blood upon the nuptial robe of the princess of England."

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"O, George, for my sake, do be careful! Don't do anything wicked; don't lay hands on yourself, or anybody else!

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It would be impossible to take action--all we can do is to keep carefulwatch, especially as regards Lady Arabella, and be ready to act, promptly and decisively, if the opportunity occurs."

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"Were you careful, sir, to say nothing about Miss Emily?"

"I was especially careful; I never alluded to her in any way."

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Now if the gods were good for anything, they would rather forward me, who have been more carefulto serve them.

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But I beseech you by Zeus and by your noble parents -- for no base folk could get such a son as you -- take me now, stainless and unproved in love, and show me to your father and carefulmother and to your brothers sprung from the same stock.

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'You had better be careful, Sir,' said the little judge, with a sinister look at the witness.

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Carefulinquiry has informed me that this latter individual is now in China.

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On the other hand, in every letter I urge you to be more carefulof yourself, and to wrap up yourself warmly, and to avoid going out in bad weather, and to be in all things prudent.

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This made the Tin Woodman very unhappy, for he was always carefulnot to hurt any living creature; and as he walked along he wept several tears of sorrow and regret.

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The only thing to be carefulabout is that you do not pay more than a shilling for the shilling you earn.

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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.

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Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.

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He was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.

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The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

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Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.

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"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.

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On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.

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Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."

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More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.

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In the grip of orgasm. Lika left the house and headed across Moscow to her boyfriend. On the way, in the subway, she met two men, and she began to do what was not supposed to. Crossing her legs and showing them her lace panties, she licked her lips. The men could not believe their eyes.

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From the day Tamara found out that her husband was cheating on her, she began to think about a revenge plan, the girl did not even think about making a scandal, demanding a divorce. She knew that it would only make her worse, who would need her later. If Tamara were not pregnant, she would certainly have left this dog without hesitation, but the marriage contract and the long term of pregnancy stopped.

Her from such an act. She knew that in the event of a divorce, she would receive almost nothing, and would be left alone with a child in her arms.

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