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careful

adj. full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

careful, heedful

adj. cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"

careful, deliberate, measured

adj. unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"

circumspect, discreet

adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

wise

adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

mindful, aware

adj. bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

observant

adj. paying close attention especially to details

guarded, restrained

adj. prudent; "guarded optimism"

argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful

adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

politic

adj. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"

cautious

adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

diligent

adj. characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"

prudent

adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"

evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant

adj. serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics"

easy, easygoing, leisurely

adj. not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

slow

adj. with less than usual speed or velocity

careless

adj. effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"

negligent

adj. characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

frowsy, frowzy, slovenly

adj. negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance"

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