[
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
- 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.
- This carefully-worded document rehearsed the arguments for making the joint award, while carefully avoiding any admission of the original mistake.
- 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.
- Carefully she clipped the grass the grave and arranged the pinky - white, small chrysanthemums the tin cross.
- Even the betting person makes a carefully calculated and rational decision about where to put his or her money.