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English Dictionary: careful by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
careful
adj
  1. 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"
    Antonym(s): careless
  2. cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"
    Synonym(s): careful, heedful
  3. unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
    Synonym(s): careful, deliberate, measured
  4. full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
  5. mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"
    Synonym(s): careful, thrifty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Careful \Care"ful\ (k[acir]r"f[usdot]l), a. [AS. cearful.]
      1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic]
  
                     Be careful [Rev. Ver. [bd]anxious[b8]] for nothing.
                                                                              --Phil. iv. 6.
  
                     The careful plowman doubting stands.   --Milton.
  
      2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern,
            anxiety, or trouble; painful.
  
                     The careful cold beginneth for to creep. --Spenser.
  
                     By Him that raised me to this careful height.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious;
            provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; --
            often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful
            of money; careful to do right.
  
                     Thou hast been careful for us with all this care.
                                                                              --2. Kings iv,
                                                                              13.
  
                     What could a careful father more have done?
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Syn: Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious;
               circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.
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