circumspectly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English circumspect

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English circumspectly

From circumspect + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɚ.kəmˈspɛkt.li/

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Adverb

circumspectly (comparative more circumspectly, superlative most circumspectly)

1. In a circumspect manner; with consideration for all that is pertinent.
   • 1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London:

     But at the moment when everything was going so well, there came one of those unforeseeable chances that reduce even the most circumspectly arranged plots to the significance of a mere toss-up.

   • 1974, Jimmy Carter, quoted in: Harry Bruinius, For Jimmy Carter, a life of service, defined by faith, in: The Christian Science Monitor, December 29 2024

     Coverage of Mr. Carter’s many Monitor Breakfasts reveals a man ready to shake things up, in his own way. At the 1974 gathering, when he publicly revealed his presidential aspirations, he said he would ask for the power to use wage and price controls to address the struggling economy – “but I would use it circumspectly,” he added.

Translations

in a circumspect manner

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἐπιφραδέως (epiphradéōs)