Crossword clues for circumspect
circumspect
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Circumspect \Cir"cum*spect\, a. [L. circumspectus, p. p. of circumspicere to look about one's self, to observe; circum + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy.] Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.
Syn: See Cautious.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. careful aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
WordNet
adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor" [syn: discreet]
Usage examples of "circumspect".
To punish him, I have had him placed for a short time in the Bastile, that he may learn to be more circumspect in the discharge of his duty, and that his example may serve as a warning to others.
As for Stretto, he had seemed so humble, so circumspect, that Becken had been sure he had done the right thing.
If the Shan were so circumspect in their dealings with the various races they visited and pursued with such diligence a policy of nonintervention, how had they allowed the growth of this oppressive little religion that had arisen from the meeting of the two races?
All the while the furious megalichthyian, which had already killed or severely wounded several less circumspect orcas, slashed and thrust at its tormentor.
Aside from these occasional and circumspect voices, and the busy rustle of a steel pen in the hand of Sturm, the quiet of the room had a tolerably constant background of sound in a subdued whisper punctuated by muffled clicks, emanating from the bronze casket that housed the telautographic apparatus.
But what he discovered very quickly was that in working on an unanaesthetized patient the key lay in getting the job over with as fast as possible, rather than moving with tiny circumspect steps in an attempt to avoid inflicting pain.
Big Cheese around the newsroom, I ought to be circumspect about this bizarre situation.
But here we can be circumspect and still send a brother up there to snoop around from time to time, just to ensure nothing disturbs the status quo.
Here they learned to be watchful and circumspect, cool in danger, steady in advance, heedful of every movement of the foe, and -- which is of the very last importance in such a country and in such a warfare as it indicates -- happily dextrous in emergencies to seize upon the momentary casualty, the sudden chance -- to convert the most trivial circumstance, the most ordinary agent, into a means of extrication or offence.
Asked if he used that same selection process when picking his own victims, he was a bit more circumspect, while continuing to refer to his killings as if they were a game of skill.
Giles lends circumspect assistance with the removal of her dimming bra, for all the world as if he hasn't got an erection, keeps noticing the weather and the scary trees as she debarks her pants and helps him off with his.
I drove to a telephone-box which I judged to be a circumspect distance from the police headquarters and dialled the number de Graaf had given me.
And once more I heard Fra Dolcino and the Pseudo Apostles mentioned, and once more in a circumspect tone, with almost a hint of terror.
For as the swift monster drags you deeper and deeper into the frantic shoal, you bid adieu to circumspect life and only exist in a delirious throb.
Get down low where they can't track you and then take a circumspect route to Watermix.