careful

== English == === Alternative forms === carefull (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care +‎ -ful. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹfəl/, [ˈkɛɹfəɫ], [ˈkɛɹfɫ̩] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfl̩/, [ˈkɛːfɫ̩] Rhymes: -ɛːfəl, -ɛəɹfəl === Adjective === careful (comparative more careful, superlative most careful) Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous. (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad. (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled. ==== Synonyms ==== deliberate See also Thesaurus:cautious See also Thesaurus:meticulous ==== Antonyms ==== careless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “careful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. careful in Britannica Dictionary careful in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary careful in Ozdic collocation dictionary careful in WordReference English Collocations === Anagrams === acreful