careful

1. a. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. Source: opted

2. a. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. Source: opted

3. a. 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. Source: opted

4. adj. exercising caution or showing care or attention Source: wordnet

5. adj. cautiously attentive Source: wordnet

6. adj. unhurried and with care and dignity Source: wordnet

7. adj. full of cares or anxiety Source: wordnet

8. adj. mindful of the future in spending money Source: wordnet

9. 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous [Archaic] Be careful [Rev. Ver. "anxious"] for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton. 2. Filling with care or colicitube; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. The careful cold beinneth for to creep. Spenser. By Him that raised me to this careful height. Shak. 3. Taking care; gicing good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent heedless, or reckless; -- often follower byof, 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. Source: webster

10. j:100 a. exercising caution or showing care or attention s. cautiously attentive s. unhurried and with care and dignity s. full of cares or anxiety Source: ecdict

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