Careful
['keəfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['kɛrfl]
Definition
(adj.) exercising caution or showing care or attention; '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' .
(adj.) unhurried and with care and dignity; 'walking at the same measured pace'; 'with all deliberate speed' .
(adj.) mindful of the future in spending money; 'careful with money' .
(adj.) cautiously attentive; 'careful of her feelings'; 'heedful of his father's advice' .
(adj.) full of cares or anxiety; 'Thou art careful and troubled about many things'-Luke 10.41 .
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Definition
(a.) Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
(a.) Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
(a.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. [Rare.] Anxious, solicitous, concerned, troubled, uneasy.[2]. Heedful, PROVIDENT, attentive, thoughtful.[3]. Watchful, cautious, circumspect, vigilant.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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Examples
- I was very careful indeed as to that. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Oh, I've been careful, I can tell you! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Don't be uneasy if I am a little late--I must be careful not to give offence by leaving them too soon. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Of course we are very careful and we make no disturbance in these hills. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Now be careful, sir! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He becomes careful to instruct them, and attentive to assist and relieve them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- An acquaintance with the apprentices of booksellers enabled me sometimes to borrow a small one, which I was careful to return soon and clean. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- O the days that he had seen her careful and laborious for him! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The steel for the manufacture of dies is carefully selected, forged at a high heat into the rough die, softened by careful annealing, and then handed over to the engraver. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Be careful that the starch is rubbed in until the right side is wet all over. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- And now I made a very careful examination of the corner of paper which the Inspector had submitted to us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- This he opened and made a very careful examination of the sill with his powerful magnifying lens. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Of course I shall be careful to conceal any traces of this interview from Mr and Mrs Boffin, as long as I remain here. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Don't keep him too warm, ma'am; but be careful that you don't let him be too cold; will you have the goodness? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Be a good boy and be careful. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Then, mind what I told you,' said the matron: 'and be careful to say as little as you can, or you'll betray us at once. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- But be careful, for I've got the devil in me! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Be careful of the horses, Sam; you know Jerry was a little lame last week; _don't ride them too fast_. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He was careful to cut the sticks of the proper width, so that the letters would not be too far apart when they should be used for printing. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I gave him a little brandy and left him collapsed in a chair, while I made a most careful examination of the room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- By careful selection, many strange varieties have been propagated. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Be careful with that money and that bullet on the string. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- We'll have to be awfully careful. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Do your duty, but be careful not to overstep it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In their marriages, they are exactly careful to choose such colours as will not make any disagreeable mixture in the breed. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The girl had been so careful as to put the quilt of her baby's bed into it, for me to lie down on. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The wording of Rousseau will repay careful study. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- We must be careful,' said Mr. Pickwick, after listening attentively to Sam's tale, 'not for our sakes, but for that of the young lady. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you owe; it makes you appear a careful as well as an honest man, and that still increases your credit. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- St. Luke is careful not to commit himself; he does not say it is the street which is straight, but the street which is called Straight. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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