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Meaning of 'careful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Careful [ a.]
- Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
- Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
- 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.

Meaning of 'careful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . careful [ a]
Meaning (1):
- exercising caution or showing care or attention
Example in sentence:
  • be careful to keep her shoes clean;
  • careful about one's behavior;
  • careful art restorers;
  • careful of the rights of others;
  • did very careful research;
  • they were careful when crossing the busy street
2 . careful [ s]
Meaning (2):
- cautiously attentive
Example in sentence:
  • careful of her feelings;
  • heedful of his father's advice
Meaning (3):
- mindful of the future in spending money
Example in sentence:
  • careful with money
Meaning (4):
- full of cares or anxiety
Example in sentence:
  • Thou art careful and troubled about many things
Meaning (5):
- unhurried and with care and dignity
Example in sentence:
  • walking at the same measured pace;
  • with all deliberate speed

Nearby Words:

car car wheel carabid carabine carabineer caraboid carabus carac caracal caracara

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