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careful definition

care·ful (ker′fəl)

adjective

  1. acting or working in a thoughtful, painstaking way
  2. cautious, wary, or guarded a careful reply
  3. accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking a careful analysis
  4. Archaic feeling or causing sorrow, worry, etc.; anxious

Etymology: ME & OE: see care & -ful

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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