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adjective
- 1. wary and unwilling to take risks: "the officials were very circumspect in their statements"
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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.
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. abundance. an abundance of caution idiom. askance. attentively. diligent about something/doing something.
Circumspect definition: watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent. See examples of CIRCUMSPECT used in a sentence.
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. The word circumspect was borrowed from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere, "to be cautious."
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. abundance. an abundance of caution idiom. askance. attentively. diligent about something/doing something.
adjective. If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks. [formal] The banks should have been more circumspect in their dealings. [ + in] Are you saying, in your usual circumspect manner, that it isn't be a good idea? Synonyms: cautious, politic, guarded, careful More Synonyms of circumspect.
Definition of circumspect adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
(Definition of circumspect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of circumspect in Chinese (Traditional)
careful about things you do or say. (Definition of circumspect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of circumspect. in Chinese (Traditional) 小心的, 謹慎的, 審慎的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 小心的, 谨慎的, 审慎的… See more. in Spanish. circunspecto… See more. in Portuguese. circunspecto… See more.
