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Word entry · 9 letters

carefully

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"Cautiously"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɛːf(ə)li/Part of speech adverbSorted acefllruyStarts with CEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. taking care or paying attention

Word origin

From Middle English carfulli, carefulliche, from Old English carfullīċe, ċearfullīċe (“carefully, diligently”), equivalent to careful + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • […] there was she faine / To call them all in order to her ayde, / And them conjure, upon eternall paine, / To counsell her, so carefully dismayd, / How she might heale her sonne […]
  • As he was a politician, he discussed all subjects carefully, not offending anyone.
  • He carefully studied the papers, while planning his next move.

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