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CIRCUMSPECT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does circumspect mean?
• CIRCUMSPECT (adjective)
The adjective CIRCUMSPECT has 1 sense:
1. heedful of potential consequences
Familiarity information: CIRCUMSPECT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heedful of potential consequences
Synonyms:
circumspect; discreet
Context example:
a discreet investor
Similar:
prudent (careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment)
Context examples
We must be circumspect, for we are dealing with a very cunning man.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But it was very circumspect love-making.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
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