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adjective
- 1. wary and unwilling to take risks: "the officials were very circumspect in their statements"
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Circumspect definition: watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent. See examples of CIRCUMSPECT used in a sentence.
Definition of circumspect adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
prudent: circumspect behavior. well-considered: circumspect ambition. Latin circumspectus (past participle of circumspicere to look around), equivalent. to circum- circum - + spec (ere) to look + -tus past participle suffix. late Middle English 1375–1425.
Circumspection definition: circumspect observation or action; caution; prudence. See examples of CIRCUMSPECTION used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] formal uk / ˌsɜː.kəmˈspek.ʃ ə n / us / ˌsɝː.kəmˈspek.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. the quality of being careful not to take risks: This is a very sensitive case requiring extreme circumspection. See. circumspect. Fewer examples. He usually leans towards circumspection.
Definition of circumspect. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
adjective. cir· cum· spec· tive. : circumspect. Word History. Etymology. circumspect ion + -ive. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
