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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Watchful \Watch"ful\, a.
Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe
closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to
be regulated or guarded; as to be watchful of one's
behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided;
as to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.
``Many a watchful night.'' --Shak. ``Happy watchful
shepherds.'' --Milton.
'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing.
--Keble.
Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect;
wakeful; heedful. -- {Watch"ful*ly}, adv --
{Watch"ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
watchfully
adv : in a watchful manner [syn: {vigilantly}]
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