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adjective

Careful adj.

Full of care; anxious; solicitous. (Archaic) "Be careful (Rev. Ver. "anxious") for nothing." "The careful plowman doubting stands."

Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. "The careful cold beginneth for to creep." "By Him that raised me to this careful height."

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. "Thou hast been careful for us with all this care." "What could a careful father more have done?"

Synonyms: Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious; circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Careful" Quotes from Famous Books

... exclaimed aloud, "I will at least make one effort to save him." She well knew that should he take but one glass, all his former resolves would be as nothing. As she gained the street she observed her husband a short distance in advance of her, and walking hastily she soon overtook him, being careful to keep on the opposite side of the street, that she might be unobserved by him. She had formed no definite purpose in her mind; she only felt that she must endeavor to save him by some means. As they drew nigh the turn of the street she saw ...

— The Path of Duty, and Other Stories • H. S. Caswell

... of the moons?" said an astronomer. "Neither of the two moons is of much consequence, as far as size goes, but still it would serve as a sort of anchorage ground, and while there, if we were careful to keep on the side away from Mars, we should ...

— Edison's Conquest of Mars • Garrett Putman Serviss

... and was so careful lest his descent should shake the earth and awake the doctor, that his feet shrank from the concussion. He alighted in a sitting posture, and remained there, looking up at Cashel with ...

— Cashel Byron's Profession • George Bernard Shaw

... six warriors, and you the others. A quarter of a mile below here we will separate and break our trail in the stream; you and your party by going up a piece—I and mine by going down. This will perplex them, and give us time. Make your trail conspicuous, Peshewa, and I will be careful to leave none whatever, if I can help it; for, by ——! I must be sure to escape with my prisoners. If you are close pressed, you can brain and scalp yours; but for some important reasons, I want mine to live. We will meet, my noble Peshewa, ...

— Ella Barnwell - A Historical Romance of Border Life • Emerson Bennett

... in more measured, careful terms, exerting all the magnetism of his will to sustain her reeling senses. Gradually she quelled the storm of ...

— The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series • Rafael Sabatini

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