careful

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Old English carful, cearful, corresponding to care +‎ -ful.

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careful (comparative more careful, superlative most careful)

Positive
careful

Comparative
more careful

Superlative
most careful

  1. (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
      ‘Alas,’ sayde Sir Cadore, ‘now carefull is myne herte that now lyeth dede my cosyn that I beste loved.’
  2. (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
  3. Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
    He was a slow and careful driver.
  4. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
    They made a careful search of the crimescene.

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