considerate

considerate
/keuhn sid"euhr it/, adj.
1. showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
2. carefully considered; deliberate.
3. marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate; prudent.
[1375-1425 for earlier sense; 1565-75 for current senses; late ME < L consideratus (ptp. of considerare to CONSIDER), equiv. to considera- (s. of considerare) + -tus ptp. suffix]
Syn. 1. kind, patient, concerned. See thoughtful.

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