transcription, транскрипция: [ -fəl ]
adjective
( care·ful·ler ; care·ful·lest )
Date: before 12th century
1. archaic
a. : solicitous , anxious
b. : filling with care or solicitude
2. : exercising or taking care
3.
a. : marked by attentive concern and solicitude
b. : marked by wary caution or prudence
be very careful with knives
c. : marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions — often used with of or an infinitive
careful of money
careful to adjust the machine
• care·ful·ly -f(ə-)lē adverb
• care·ful·ness -fəl-nəs noun
Synonyms:
careful , meticulous , scrupulous , punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes
a careful worker
meticulous may imply either commendable extreme carefulness or a hampering finicky caution over small points
meticulous scholarship
scrupulous applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical
scrupulous honesty
punctilious implies minute, even excessive attention to fine points
punctilious observance of ritual