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careful
What does careful mean?
careful (adjective): conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use careful in a sentence?
- They were careful when crossing the busy street. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce careful?
/ˈkɛɹfəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does careful come from?
From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of careful?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “careful” mean?
free from external control and constraint
Not quite: that's what independent means.
conscientious and painstaking; meticulous
Right! That's what “careful” means.
existing in possibility, not in actuality
Not quite: that's what potential means.
capable of producing great physical force
Not quite: that's what strong means.
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