circumspect

circumspect
circumspectly, adv.circumspectness, n.
/serr"keuhm spekt'/, adj.
1. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
2. well-considered: circumspect ambition.
[1375-1425; late ME < L circumspectus (ptp. of circumspicere to look around), equiv. to circum- CIRCUM- + spec(ere) to look + -tus ptp. suffix]
Syn. 1. careful, vigilant, guarded.
Ant. 1. careless, indiscreet.

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