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Careful

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Adjective

1. careful

exercising caution or showing care or attention

Example Sentences:
'they were careful when crossing the busy street'
'be careful to keep her shoes clean'
'did very careful research'
'careful art restorers'
'careful of the rights of others'
'careful about one's behavior'

2. careful, heedful

cautiously attentive

Example Sentences:
'careful of her feelings'
'heedful of his father's advice'

3. careful, deliberate, measured

unhurried and with care and dignity

Example Sentences:
'walking at the same measured pace'
'with all deliberate speed'

4. careful

full of cares or anxiety

Example Sentences:
'Thou art careful and troubled about many things'

5. careful, thrifty

mindful of the future in spending money

Example Sentences:
'careful with money'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Careful

see synonyms of careful
adjective
1. 
cautious in attitude or action; prudent
2. 
painstaking in one's work; thorough
he wrote very careful script
3. (usually postpositive; foll by of, in, or about)
solicitous; protective
careful of one's reputation
4. archaic
full of care; anxious
5. British
mean or miserly

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Careful

see synonyms of careful
adjective
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.  Archaic
feeling or causing sorrow, worry, etc.; anxious

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Careful

see synonyms of careful
adj.
1. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious: was careful when crossing the street; a careful answer.
2. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious: a careful search; careful art restorers.
3. Protective; solicitous: Be careful of his feelings.
4. Full of cares or anxiety: "Thou art careful and troubled about many things" (Luke 10:41).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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