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carefulOne entry found. Main Entry: care·ful Pronunciation: \-fəl\ Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): care·ful·ler; care·ful·lest Date: before 12th century 1 archaic a : solicitous, anxious b : filling with care or solicitude — care·ful·ly \-f(ə-)lē\ adverb — care·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun synonyms careful, meticulous, scrupulous, punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes <a careful worker>. meticulous may imply either commendable extreme carefulness or a hampering finicky caution over small points <meticulous scholarship>. scrupulous applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical <scrupulous honesty>. punctilious implies minute, even excessive attention to fine points <punctilious observance of ritual>.
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