Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent.
[Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : circum-, circum- + specere, to look.]
circumspectly cir'cum·spect'ly adv.
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cir·cum·spect (sûr'kəm-spĕkt') ![]() |
[Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : circum-, circum- + specere, to look.]
circumspectly cir'cum·spect'ly adv.| Thesaurus: circumspect |
adjective
| Antonyms: circumspect |
Definition: cautious, discreet
Antonyms: audacious, bold, careless, incautious, indiscreet, rash, uncareful, uncircumspect, unheedful
| Word Tutor: circumspect |
It pays to be a little circumspect when writing your autobiography.
| Translations: Circumspect |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forsigtig
Français (French)
adj. - circonspect
Deutsch (German)
adj. - umsichtig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσεκτικός, επιφυλακτικός, μετρημένος, συγκρατημένος
Italiano (Italian)
circospetto
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - circunspecto
Русский (Russian)
осторожный, осмотрительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - circunspecto, prudente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - försiktig, varsam
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
细心的, 慎重的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 細心的, 慎重的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 用心深い, 慎重な, 用意周到な, 熟慮した
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) حذر, محتاط, محترس, , متيقظ
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מחושב, שקול, זהיר
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