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watchful |
Grep of noun watchful watchfulness Overview of adj watchful The adj watchful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful -- (carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow") 2. insomniac, sleepless, watchful -- (experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare) Antonyms of adj watchful 2 senses of watchful Sense 1 argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful INDIRECT (VIA alert) -> unalert Sense 2 insomniac, sleepless, watchful INDIRECT (VIA awake) -> asleep Similarity of adj watchful 2 senses of watchful Sense 1 argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful => alert (vs. unalert) Sense 2 insomniac, sleepless, watchful => awake(prenominal) (vs. asleep) Attributes of adj watchful Familiarity of adj watchful watchful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj watchful unwatchful watchful Overview of adj watchful The adj watchful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful -- (carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow") 2. insomniac, sleepless, watchful -- (experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare)
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