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    circumspect
    /ˈsəːkəmspɛkt/

    adjective

    • 1. wary and unwilling to take risks: "the officials were very circumspect in their statements"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › circumspectCircumspect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CIRCUMSPECT is careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent. How to use circumspect in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Circumspect.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of circumspect in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal. uk. / ˈsɜː.kəm.spekt / us. / ˈsɝː.kəm.spekt / Add to word list. careful not to take risks: Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cautious and vigilant.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › circumspectCIRCUMSPECT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Circumspect definition: watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent. See examples of CIRCUMSPECT used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of circumspect in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal. us. / ˈsɝː.kəm.spekt / uk. / ˈsɜː.kəm.spekt / Add to word list. careful not to take risks: Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cautious and vigilant.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCIRCUMSPECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › circumspectCircumspect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you are circumspect, you think carefully before doing or saying anything. A good quality in someone entrusted with responsibility, though sometimes boring in a friend.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncircumspect adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of circumspect adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › circumspectCircumspect - definition of circumspect by The Free Dictionary

    adj. Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent. [Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : circum-, circum- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] cir′cum·spec′tion (-spĕk′shən) n. cir′cum·spect′ly adv.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of circumspect – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    careful about things you do or say (Definition of circumspect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › circumspectCircumspect Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    CIRCUMSPECT meaning: thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something.