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  • 21careful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meticulous, thorough, painstaking, scrupulous, cautious, wary, circumspect, discreet, solicitous, concerned, deliberate, provident, conservative, prudent, particular, rigorous, fussy, finicky, prim, exacting, sober,… …

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  • 22careful*/*/*/ — [ˈkeəf(ə)l] adj 1) thinking about what you do, so that you avoid problems, damage, or danger She took a few careful steps into the water.[/ex] After careful consideration, we are giving the prize to a children s book.[/ex] Please be very careful… …

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  • 23careful what you wish for — (be) careful what you wish for used to tell people to think before they say that they want something and to suggest that they may not actually want it You think having twins would be fun? Be careful what you wish for, you may just get it. • • •… …

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  • 24careful — adjective /ˈkɛːfəl/ a) Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. ‘Alas,’ sayde Sir Cadore, ‘now carefull is myne herte that now lyeth dede my cosyn that I beste loved.’ b) Conscientious …

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  • 25careful —    stingy    From the concept that thrift is praiseworthy but avarice is a deadly sin:     [Harold Wilson] is careful. In the narrow financial sense he always seemed to enjoy receiving hospitality. (Bevins, 1963) …

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  • 26careful — adj. 1 painstaking, thorough. 2 cautious. 3 done with care and attention. 4 (usu. foll. by that + clause, or to + infin.) taking care; not neglecting. 5 (foll. by for, of) concerned for; taking care of. Derivatives: carefully adv. carefulness n.… …

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  • 27Careful with that axe eugene — …

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  • 28Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers — Red Dwarf   …

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  • 29Be Careful What You Wish For... (novella) — infobox Book | | name = Be Careful What You Wish For orig title = translator = author = R. L. Stine cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Goosebumps classification = fiction genre = Horror fiction, Children s… …

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  • 30you can't be too careful — you can’t be too careful spoken phrase used for saying that it is important not to take risks You can’t be too careful when it comes to taking financial advice. Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: careful * * * you… …

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