careful

adjective

Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

(obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

(obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.

Words related to careful

overcarefuladj overattentiveadj precautiousadj cautiousnessn carefulnessn carefullyadv cautionn heedfullyadv oversolicitousadj charinessn bewarev cautiouslyadv circumspectlyadv overcautiousadj circumspectionn cageyadj tactfuladj mindfullyadv

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