a. : marked by wary caution or prudence. be very careful with knives. b. : marked by attentive concern and solicitude. careful farm management. c. : marked by painstaking effort to avoid …

careful full of anxiety or care; troubled. causing or attended with anxiety: a careful day.

Full of cares or anxiety: "Thou art careful and troubled about many things" (Luke 10:41). 1. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious: was careful when crossing the street; a careful answer. 2. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious: a careful search; careful ...

careful adjective uk / ˈkeə.f ə l / us / ˈker.f ə l / A2 giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something: Be careful with the …

careful adjective us / ˈker.f ə l / uk / ˈkeə.f ə l / A2 giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something: Be careful with the …

1 as in meticulously Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance meticulously conscientiously scrupulously strictly rigorously rigidly precisely exactly Antonyms & Near Antonyms loosely imprecisely inexactly 2 as in cautiously Synonyms & Similar Words cautiously deliberately slowly slow purposefully leisurely heavily sluggishly pokily ploddingly laggardly

15/11/2022 · cautious in attitude or action; prudent. 2. painstaking in one's work; thorough. he wrote very careful script. 3. (usually postpositive; foll by of, in, or about) solicitous; protective. careful of one's reputation. 4. archaic. full of care; anxious.

Definition of carefully. adverb. in a cautious way, with attention to possible risks and dangers:Although somewhat "folksy" in his interview, the congressman carefully avoided pitfalls where he would be vulnerable to attack. in a thorough, attentive, or painstaking way, giving thought to avoiding errors or omissions:I have to carefully examine the ...

[not before noun] giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging something or doing something wrong Be careful! careful to do something He was careful to keep out of sight. He's been careful to avoid significant debt. careful not to do something Be careful not to wake the baby.

15/11/2022 · Definition of 'careful' careful (keəʳfʊl ) Explore 'careful' in the dictionary adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it. [...]