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UK
/kˈeəfəl/
]
[ US /ˈkɛɹfəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɛɹfəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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mindful of the future in spending money
careful with money -
exercising caution or showing care or attention
careful of the rights of others
they were careful when crossing the busy street
careful art restorers
did very careful research
careful about one's behavior
be careful to keep her shoes clean -
unhurried and with care and dignity
walking at the same measured pace
with all deliberate speed -
full of cares or anxiety
Thou art careful and troubled about many things -
cautiously attentive
heedful of his father's advice
careful of her feelings
How To Use careful In A Sentence
- But he has to be a little more careful about how he reacts. The Sun
- Parents have to be a lot more careful about what their children are allowed to watch on the TV.
- I only played three carefully considered notes with intuitive regard to choice of rhythm, tempo, dynamics - using a poignant interval, the minor sixth resolving to the perfect fifth.
- First, the entire science of astronomy had depended on careful measurement from the very beginning.
- Carefully, she moved a hand forward and eased back the white sheets.
- The mass media give little background, and what they do is carefully expurgated.
- Your daughter may indeed welcome your new friend but tread carefully. The Sun
- As soon as this began to thicken, Neb carefully removed it with a wooden spatula; this accelerated the evaporation, and at the same time prevented it from contracting an empyreumatic flavor. The Mysterious Island
- Their preferences ultimately shaped the place of worship that Warren built, and the result of that consumer-driven approach to creating Saddleback is a deliberately contemporary, highly professionalized operation with a carefully orchestrated feel-good atmosphere. American Grace
- The cue maker then carefully chooses and seasons the wood, before tapering and sanding it down on a lathe.
