circumspective
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Looking around in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
adj
Pertaining to situation or circumstances.
Example Sentences
- "circumspective eyes"
- "circumspective concern"
- "The existential meaning of circumspective deliberation, Heidegger argues in Being and Time is making-present (Gegenwärtigung)."
- "Rather it is the unity of the three ecstasies of the temporality that constitutes the circumspective concern in its temporality. In other words, Dasein makes the equipmental system present in his circumspective concern with reference to his future ends, i.e., awaiting future ends, on the basis of the retention from the past."
- "In the main, this circumspective aspect of morality is a relational affair, principally between the agent and at least two persons or parties other than the agent."
Etymology
From Latin circumspicere.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: circumspicere
Inflected Forms
more circumspective (comparative)
most circumspective (superlative)