[
US
/ˈkɛɹfəɫi/
]
[ UK /kˈeəfəli/ ]
[ UK /kˈeəfəli/ ]
ADVERB
-
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
she ventured cautiously downstairs
they handled the incident with kid gloves -
taking care or paying attention
they watched carefully
How To Use carefully In A Sentence
- 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.
- 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
- While the design and installation of a future-proofed communications platform was the key objective for Vodafone, ongoing management and monitoring of the network was also an issue, which had to be carefully considered.
- 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.
- Behind this carefullyconstructed shield, he has lashed out savagely at those who have bettered him in the eyes of history and bettered him in the practice of Christian values.
- The consultant then carefully observes the anchors and reporters to determine if they fit the viewer profile.
- Or consider the college piano student, carefully groomed to taper each Mozartean phrase just so, and deliver sharp accents in Bartok.
- Max's paternal grandfather was a member of the Red Army and had to carefully hide the fact his wife's parents had been landowners.
- This carefully-worded document rehearsed the arguments for making the joint award, while carefully avoiding any admission of the original mistake.