Careful implies guarding against mistakes, by paying strict and close attention to details, and, often, trying to use good judgment: He was careful to distinguish between them.

(Definition of careful from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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  • Careful definition: Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious.

      If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it. Be very careful with this …

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      careful: Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious.

      If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it. Be very careful with this …

      If you consider all consequences and do a task thoughtfully, take your time and watch what you are doing, you are being careful. Can you ever be too careful? If you're a stunt man, yes. If you're an …

      careful: Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious.

      careful, meticulous, scrupulous, punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes.

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