Careful

Careful
Careful Care"ful (k[^a]r"f[.u]l), a. [AS. cearful.] 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Be careful [Rev. Ver. ``anxious''] for nothing. --Phil. iv. 6. [1913 Webster]

The careful plowman doubting stands. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. [1913 Webster]

The careful cold beginneth for to creep. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

By Him that raised me to this careful height. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right. [1913 Webster]

Thou hast been careful for us with all this care. --2. Kings iv, 13. [1913 Webster]

What could a careful father more have done? --Dryden.

Syn: Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious; circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant. [1913 Webster]


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  • careful — [ker′fəl] adj. [ME & OE: see CARE & FUL] 1. acting or working in a thoughtful, painstaking way 2. cautious, wary, or guarded [a careful reply] 3. accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking [a careful analysis] 4 …   English World dictionary

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  • careful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) taking care to avoid mishap or harm; cautious. 2) (careful with) prudent in the use of. 3) done with or showing thought and attention. DERIVATIVES carefully adverb carefulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • careful — O.E. cearful mournful, sad, also full of care or woe; anxious; full of concern (for someone or something), thus applying attention, painstaking, circumspect; from CARE (Cf. care) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Carefully (O.E. carful lice) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • careful */*/*/ — UK [ˈkeə(r)f(ə)l] / US [ˈkerf(ə)l] adjective 1) if someone is careful, they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils. Even the most… …   English dictionary

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  • careful — care|ful W2S1 [ˈkeəfəl US ˈker ] adj 1.) (be) careful! spoken used to tell someone to think about what they are doing so that something bad does not happen ▪ Be careful there s broken glass on the floor! 2.) trying very hard to avoid doing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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