Hypertext Webster Gateway: "circumspect"

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

Circumspect \Cir"cum*spect\, a. [L. circumspectus, p. p. of
circumspicere to look about one's self, to observe; circum +
spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}.]
Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable
consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.

Syn: See {Cautious}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

circumspect
adj : heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions";
"physicians are now more circumspect about recommending
its use"; "a discreet investor" [syn: {discreet}]


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