Heedful

Heedful
Heedful Heed"ful, a. Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant. --Shak. -- {Heed"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Heed"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • heedful — 1540s, from HEED (Cf. heed) + FUL (Cf. ful) …   Etymology dictionary

  • heedful — adj. (cannot stand alone) heedful of (heedful of advice) * * * [ hiːdf(ə)l] (cannot stand alone) heedful of (heedful of advice) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • heedful — adjective 1. giving attention • Syn: ↑advertent • Similar to: ↑attentive • Derivationally related forms: ↑heedfulness, ↑advertency (for: ↑advertent …   Useful english dictionary

  • heedful — adjective Date: 1540 taking heed ; attentive < heedful of what they were doing > • heedfully adverb • heedfulness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heedful — heedfully, adv. heedfulness, n. /heed feuhl/, adj. taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others needs. [1540 50; HEED + FUL] * * * …   Universalium

  • heedful — adjective the governor is about to deliver a statement regarding the hurricane, and it is imperative that everyone is heedful Syn: attentive, careful, mindful, cautious, prudent, circumspect; alert, aware, wary, chary, watchful, vigilant, on… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • heedful — /ˈhidfəl/ (say heedfuhl) adjective attentive; mindful: heedful of others. –heedfully, adverb –heedfulness, noun …  

  • heedful — heed ► VERB ▪ pay attention to. ► NOUN (usually pay (or take) heed) ▪ careful attention. DERIVATIVES heedful adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • heedful — adjective a) taking heed b) paying close attention; mindful …   Wiktionary

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