CIRCUMSPECTION


Meaning of CIRCUMSPECTION in English

ˌ ̷ ̷kəmzˈpekshən, -mˈsp- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French circonspection, from Latin circumspection-, circumspectio, from circumspectus + -ion-, -io -ion

: the quality or state of being circumspect

I was followed or watched by one or other of the Indians, so that great circumspection was needed — W.H.Hudson †1922

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