Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. careful(adj)

   exercising caution or showing care or attention

   "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"

2. careful, heedful(adj)

   cautiously attentive

   "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"

3. careful, deliberate, measured(adj)

   unhurried and with care and dignity

   "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"

4. careful(adj)

   full of cares or anxiety

   "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

5. careful, thrifty(adj)

   mindful of the future in spending money

   "careful with money"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. careful(Adjective)

   Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.

2. careful(Adjective)

   Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

3. careful(Adjective)

   Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

   He was a slow and careful driver.

4. careful(Adjective)

   Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

   They made a careful search of the crimescene.

Origin: From careful, from carful, cearful, equivalent to .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Careful(adj)

   full of care; anxious; solicitous

2. Careful(adj)

   filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful

3. Careful(adj)

   taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right

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1. Careful

   "Careful" is Guster's second single released off the Keep it Together album. It is also on the live CD and DVD Guster on Ice. Brian Rosenworcel does backup vocals during the "na na na nas" on "Careful". This is only the second time he has been credited with vocals.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2171

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1129

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'careful' in Adjectives Frequency: #264

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of careful in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of careful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Asif Shahzad at www.twitter.com/asiffshahzad:

   We need to be careful.

2. Philippe Vignes:

   We need to be very careful.

3. Mark Twain,:

   be careful in loving someone

4. Jim Carlson:

   Be careful what you wish for.

5. Miranda Kane:

   I would be very careful doing that.

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