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English Dictionary: circumspect by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
circumspect
adj
  1. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"
    Synonym(s): circumspect, discreet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Circumspect \Cir"cum*spect\, a. [L. circumspectus, p. p. of
      circumspicere to look about one's self, to observe; circum +
      spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}.]
      Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable
      consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.
  
      Syn: See {Cautious}.
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