kəmˌspɛkt adjective
1.
watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
2.
well-considered: circumspect ambition.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin circumspectus (past participle of circumspicere to look around), equivalent to circum- circum- + spec(ere) to look + -tus past participle suffix
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin circumspectus (past participle of circumspicere to look around), equivalent to circum- circum- + spec(ere) to look + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
cir·cum·spect·ly, adverb
cir·cum·spect·ness, noun
non·cir·cum·spect, adjective
non·cir·cum·spect·ly, adverb
non·cir·cum·spect·ness, noun
o·ver·cir·cum·spect, adjective
un·cir·cum·spect, adjective
un·cir·cum·spect·ly, adverb
un·cir·cum·spect·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. careful, vigilant, guarded.
1. careful, vigilant, guarded.
Antonyms
1. careless, indiscreet.
1. careless, indiscreet.
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| —adj | |
| cautious, prudent, or discreet | |
| [C15: from Latin circumspectus, from | |
| circum'spection | |
| —n | |
| circum'spective | |
| —adj | |
| 'circumspectly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
circumspect
early 15c. (circumspection is attested from late 14c.), from L. circumspectus, pp. of circumspicere "look around, take heed," from circum- "around" + specere "to look" (see scope (1)).
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