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circumspect
(encz) | circumspect,obezřelý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
circumspect
(encz) | circumspect,opatrný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Circumspect
(gcide) | 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.
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circumspect
(wn) | circumspect
adj 1: heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions";
"physicians are now more circumspect about recommending
its use"; "a discreet investor" [syn: circumspect,
discreet] |
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circumspection
(encz) | circumspection,obezřetnost n: Zdeněk Brožcircumspection,opatrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
circumspectly
(encz) | circumspectly,obezřetně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Circumspect
(gcide) | 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.
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Circumspection
(gcide) | Circumspection \Cir`cum*spec"tion\, n. [L. circumspectio.]
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case;
caution; watchfulness.
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With silent circumspection, unespied. --Milton.
Syn: Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation;
thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast.
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Circumspective
(gcide) | Circumspective \Cir`cum*spec"tive\
(s[~e]r`k[u^]m*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v), a.
Looking around every way; cautious; careful of consequences;
watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." --Pope.
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Circumspectively
(gcide) | Circumspectively \Cir`cum*spec"tive*ly\, adv.
Circumspectly.
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circumspectly
(gcide) | circumspectly \cir"cum*spect`ly\ (s[~e]r"k[u^]m*sp[e^]kt`l[y^]),
adv.
In a circumspect manner; cautiously; warily.
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Circumspectness
(gcide) | Circumspectness \Cir"cum*spect"ness\, n.
Vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter;
caution.
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[Travel] forces circumspectness on those abroad, who at
home are nursed in security. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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Incircumspect
(gcide) | Incircumspect \In*cir"cum*spect\, a. [Pref. in- not +
circumspect.]
Not circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic.
--Tyndale.
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Incircumspection
(gcide) | Incircumspection \In*cir`cum*spec"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
incirconspection.]
Lack of circumspection. --Sir T. Browne.
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Uncircumspect
(gcide) | Uncircumspect \Uncircumspect\
See circumspect. |
circumspection
(wn) | circumspection
n 1: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the
servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn:
discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence]
2: the trait of being circumspect and prudent [syn:
circumspection, caution] |
circumspectly
(wn) | circumspectly
adv 1: in a cagey manner; "`I don't know yet,' he answered
cagily" [syn: cagily, circumspectly] |
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