cir ‧ cum ‧ spect /ˈsɜːkəmspekt $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of circumspicere 'to look around, be careful' , from circum- ( CIRCUM- ) + specere 'to look' ]
thinking carefully about something before doing it, in order to avoid risk SYN cautious :
The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.
—circumspectly adverb
—circumspection /ˌsɜːkəmˈspekʃ ə n $ ˌsɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]