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Meanings of circumspect in English

Heedful of potential consequences.

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Usage of circumspect in English
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EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel was more circumspect about forced aid shipments.
Reuters
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It was a dangerous time, but Martin could no longer be circumspect.
Anvil of stars
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Capital markets will become more circumspect and that favors stock-pickers, he said.
Reuters
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She thought: We must be very serious and circumspect in the house.
Hilda Lessways
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A local bus driver, who prefers to remain anonymous, was less circumspect.
Futures 1
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His voice was firm; his manner that of a very circumspect bridegroom.
The Masques of Ottawa
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Quietly spoken and scrupulously polite, Mapei is charming company but also circumspect.
The Guardian
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She was always circumspect and well behaved, although high spirited and brave.
Legacy: a novel
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We moved at circumspect speed toward the beach and directly toward them.
The Last Ship
10
But the ambassador has warned us to be most tactful and circumspect.
Lady Larkspur
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This reasoning is conformable to the more circumspect method of modern science.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
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Resolving to be more circumspect in future, another year was entered upon.
Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper
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Rand wished he would make at least an effort to be circumspect.
To the blight: the eye of the world
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But Waller had been more circumspect as Winx's evolution had surprised him.
News.com.au
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My dear child, be circumspect, be prudent; above all things, be consistent.
St. Elmo
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But the senior CEO in the star system was not so circumspect.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
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Circumspect across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common