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careful definition
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Grep of noun careful carefulness Overview of adj careful The adj careful has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (19) careful -- (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") 2. (2) careful, heedful -- (cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice") 3. (1) careful, deliberate, measured -- (with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed") 4. careful -- ((archaic) full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41) 5. careful, thrifty -- (mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money") Antonyms of adj careful 5 senses of careful Sense 1 careful (vs. careless) careless (vs. careful) => casual, cursory, passing(postnominal), perfunctory => haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy => heedless, reckless => negligent => offhand, offhanded => incautious Sense 2 careful, heedful INDIRECT (VIA mindful) -> unmindful, forgetful, mindless Sense 3 careful, deliberate, measured INDIRECT (VIA unhurried) -> hurried Sense 4 careful INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled Sense 5 careful, thrifty INDIRECT (VIA provident) -> improvident Similarity of adj careful 5 senses of careful Sense 1 careful (vs. careless) => blow-by-blow => cautious => certain, sure => close => conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous => detailed, elaborate, elaborated => minute, narrow => overcareful, too-careful => particular(postnominal) => protective(prenominal) => studious => thorough Also See-> cautious#1; diligent#2; prudent#1 Sense 2 careful, heedful => mindful (vs. unmindful), aware Sense 3 careful, deliberate, measured => unhurried (vs. hurried) Sense 4 careful => troubled (vs. untroubled) Sense 5 careful, thrifty => provident (vs. improvident) Attributes of adj careful 1 of 5 senses of careful Sense 1 careful (vs. careless) => carefulness Familiarity of adj careful careful used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj careful careful overcareful too-careful Overview of adj careful The adj careful has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (19) careful -- (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") 2. (2) careful, heedful -- (cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice") 3. (1) careful, deliberate, measured -- (with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed") 4. careful -- ((archaic) full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41) 5. careful, thrifty -- (mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money")
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