careful
exercising caution or showing care or attention
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,693 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,746 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- exercising caution or showing care or attention they were careful when crossing the busy streetbe careful to keep her shoes clean
- cautiously attentive also: heedful careful of her feelingsheedful of his father's advice
- unhurried and with care and dignity also: deliberate, measured walking at the same measured pacewith all deliberate speed
- full of cares or anxiety Thou art careful and troubled about many things
- mindful of the future in spending money also: thrifty careful with money
careful in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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And so, the first time: “Be careful,” he said, “that you don’t find yourself penniless before Thursday.”
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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With Sim and his troubles, real and imaginary, he was not at all careful to exhibit sympathy.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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After this Kiki went into the garden and sitting beneath a tree made a careful study of the paper.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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She and Jane spent quite a happy afternoon in careful united contemplation of the resources of her limited wardrobe.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1