careful
//ˈkɛɹfəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more careful
- Superlative
- most careful
Definitions
1.Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
- He was a slow and careful driver.
- Be very careful (while) trekking through the jungle.
2.Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
- They made a careful search of the crime scene.
- At the same time, we were cognisant that careful scholars should never solely rely on their own impressionistic observations, and, that our own impressions were inexact and not capable of being quantified.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1882
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English careful
From Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.