careful
/ˈkɛɹfəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.59 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "He was a slow and careful driver."
- "Be very careful (while) trekking through the jungle."
- "John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at Berkeley, said that while he was not an insider on admissions practices, “my sense is that admissions is highly regulated and careful to stay clear of Prop 209 restrictions, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action.”"
- "They made a careful search of the crime scene."
- "At the same time, we were cognisant that careful scholars should never solely rely on their own impressionistic observations, and, that our own impressions were inexact and not capable of being quantified."
- "Where through long watch, and late daies weary toile, / She soundly slept, and carefull thoughts did quite assoile."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɛɹfəl/
- British English: /ˈkɛːfl̩/