careful
Adjective
- Exercising caution or attentiveness; avoiding risks or mistakes.
- exercising caution or showing care or attention
- "they were careful when crossing the busy street"
- "be careful to keep her shoes clean"
- "did very careful research"
- "careful art restorers"
- "careful of the rights of others"
- "careful about one's behavior"
Adjective Satellite
- cautiously attentive
- "careful of her feelings"
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- full of cares or anxiety; -Luke 10.41
- "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"
- mindful of the future in spending money
- "careful with money"
Adj
- Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
- Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
- Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
- Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
Examples
- A CAREFUL player always checks for multiple scoring opportunities before committing to a word.
- Be very careful while trekking through the jungle.
- He was a slow and careful driver.
- They made a careful search of the crime scene.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.
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Scrabble Score: 12
careful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcareful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
careful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
careful: valid Words With Friends Word