Hypertext Webster Gateway: "careful"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Careful \Care"ful\ (k[^a]r"f[.u]l), a. [AS. cearful.]
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 solicitude; exposing to concern,
anxiety, or trouble; painful.

The careful cold beginneth for to creep. --Spenser.

By Him that raised me to this careful height.
--Shak.

3. 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.

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

careful
adj 1: exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were
careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to
keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research";
"careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of
others"; "careful about one's behavior" [ant: {careless}]
2: cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of
his father's advice" [syn: {heedful}]
3: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace";
"with all deliberate speed" [syn: {deliberate}, {measured}]
4: (archaic) full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and
troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
5: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with
money" [syn: {thrifty}]


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