circumspective

[ sur-kuh m-spek-tiv ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈspɛk tɪv /

adjective

given to or marked by circumspection; watchful; cautious: His behavior was circumspective.

Origin of circumspective

First recorded in 1625–35; circumspect + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM circumspective

cir·cum·spec·tive·ly, adverb un·cir·cum·spec·tive, adjective

Words nearby circumspective

circumscript, circumscription, circumsolar, circumspect, circumspection, circumspective, circumstance, circumstanced, circumstantial, circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality

Example sentences from the Web for circumspective

  • We have studied them somewhat in the circumspective way, and will devote a few pages to our theory about them.

    History of American Socialisms |John Humphrey Noyes