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Definition of: circumspect
(sûr′kəm·spekt) adjective
Attentive to everything; watchful in all directions, as against danger or error; cautious; wary. See synonyms under THOUGHTFUL. [<L circumspectus, pp. of circumspicere <circum- around + specere look]
—cir′cum·spect′ly adverb
—cir′cum·spect′ness noun
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