circumspect

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜː^rkəm!spɛkt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′kəm spekt′)

cir•cum•spect /ˈsɜrkəmˌspɛkt/USA pronunciation adj.

watchful and careful; avoiding risks: circumspect behavior.

cir•cum•spec•tion /ˌsɜrkəmˈspɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
cir•cum•spect•ly, adv. See -spec-.

cir•cum•spect (sûr′kəm spekt′),USA pronunciation adj.

watchful and discreet;
cautious;
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

cir′cum•spect′ly, adv.
cir′cum•spect′ness, n.

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circumspect /ˈsɜːkəmˌspɛkt/ adj

cautious, prudent, or discreet

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin circumspectus, from circum- + specere to lookˌcircumˈspection n ˈcircumˌspectly adv

'circumspect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Fabian - prudent - careful - cautious - chary - circumspection - circumspective - deliberate - discreet - guarded - wary - watchful - scrupulous

Synonyms: cautious, careful, guarded, prudent, wary, more...

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