careful

[kair-fuhl ]

1. cautious in one's actions:

   Be careful when you cross the street.

   Synonyms:circumspect,chary,guarded,watchful

   Antonyms:careless

2. taking pains in one's work;exact;thorough:

   a careful typist.

   Synonyms:scrupulous,meticulous

   Antonyms:careless

3. (of things) done or performed with accuracy or caution:

   careful research.

   Synonyms:rigorous

   Antonyms:careless

4. solicitously mindful (usually followed byof, about,orin):

   careful of the rights of others;

   careful about one's behavior;

   careful in speech.

   Synonyms:regardful,heedful,attentive,solicitous,concerned,thoughtful

   Antonyms:careless

5. Archaic.
   1. full of anxiety or care; troubled.
   2. causing or attended with anxiety:

      a careful day.

careful

/ ˈkɛəfʊl /

1. cautious in attitude or action; prudent
2. painstaking in one's work; thorough

   he wrote very careful script

3. usually postpositive; foll by of, in, or aboutsolicitous; protective

   careful of one's reputation

4. archaic.
   full of care; anxious
5. mean or miserly