— 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 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.