circumspect

  • 21circumspect — cir•cum•spect [[t]ˈsɜr kəmˌspɛkt[/t]] adj. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L circumspectus, ptp. of circumspicere to look around =circum circum + spicere, comb. form… …

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  • 22circumspect — adj. wary, cautious; taking everything into account. Derivatives: circumspection n. circumspectly adv. Etymology: ME f. L circumspicere circumspect (as CIRCUM , specere spect look) …

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  • 23circumspect — Synonyms and related words: ambling, attentive, calculating, canny, careful, cautious, chary, claudicant, considerate, crawling, creeping, creeping like snail, curious, deliberate, discreet, discriminating, discriminative, easy, enlightened,… …

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  • 24circumspéct — adj. m., pl. circumspécţi; f. sg. circumspéctã, pl. circumspécte …

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  • 25circumspect — cir·cum·spect || sɜːkÉ™mspekt adj. careful, prudent, cautious …

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  • 26circumspect — adjective cautious or prudent. Derivatives circumspection noun circumspectly adverb Origin ME: from L. circumspectus, from circumspicere look around …

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  • 27circumspect — a. Cautious, wary, careful, watchful, heedful, considerate, judicious, vigilant, attentive, discreet, prudent, observant …

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  • 28circumspect — adj 1. careful, cautious, mindful, heedful; guarded, on guard, alert, on the alert, watchful, discreet; chary, wary, leery, apprehensive, suspicious, Inf. cagey. 2. judicious, prudent, provident, politic, well considered, well judged, well… …

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  • 29circumspect — cir·cum·spect …

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  • 30circumspect —   a. cautious.    ♦ circumspection, n.    ♦ circumspective, a …

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