careful: Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious.

If you consider all consequences and do a task thoughtfully, take your time and watch what you are doing, you are being careful. Can you ever be too careful? If you're a stunt man, yes. If you're an …

(Definition of careful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Careful definition: Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious.

Careful implies guarding against mistakes, by paying strict and close attention to details, and, often, trying to use good judgment: He was careful to distinguish between them.

careful, meticulous, scrupulous, punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes.

  • cautious in one's actions: careful when crossing the street. 2. taking pains in one's work: a careful typist. 3. done or performed with accuracy or caution: careful research. 4. solicitously mindful: careful …
    1. cautious in one's actions: careful when crossing the street. 2. taking pains in one's work: a careful typist. 3. done or performed with accuracy or caution: careful research. 4. solicitously mindful: careful …

      Police made a careful examination of the scene. We kept careful [= meticulous] records of the project. They produced a careful study of the building.

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