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carefully

  • adverb
  • care·ful·ly
  • /ˈkɛːf(ə)li/

With care; attentively, circumspectly.

Example

“As he was a politician, he discussed all subjects carefully, not offending anyone.”

Other meanings

  1. Conscientiously, painstakingly, fastidiously, meticulously

Example sentences

  • “He was walking carefully, scanning the road.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
  • “Trust must be carefully built and maintained.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "carfullīċe".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “carefully” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.