- 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