circumspect
[ sur-kuhm-spekt ]
/ ˈsɜr kəmˌspɛkt /
adjective
watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
well-considered: circumspect ambition.
Origin of circumspect
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
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circumspect
/ (ˈsɜːkəmˌspɛkt) /
adjective
cautious, prudent, or discreet
Derived forms of circumspect
circumspection, noun circumspective, adjective circumspectly, adverbWord Origin for circumspect
C15: from Latin
circumspectus, from
circum- +
specere to look