How to Spell careful

careful

careful - adjective

  • Marked by wary caution or prudence
  • Marked by attentive concern and solicitude
  • Marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions
  • Exercising or taking care
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"be very careful with knives"

Usage examples

Examples: 'The word "careful" is important to learn.' 'Please use "careful" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "careful" helps with spelling.'

careful - thesaurus

Antonyms: careless

Etymology

Old English

Word family

care, carefully, careless

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