careful

Definition

Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

Etymology

From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.

Example Sentences

• "He was a slow and careful driver."
• "Be very careful while trekking through the jungle."
• "John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at Berkeley, said that while he was not an insider on admissions practices, “my sense is that admissions is highly regulated and careful to stay clear of Prop 209 restrictions, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action.”"