单词 | circumspect |
释义 | † circumspectn. Obsolete. rare. State of watchfulness or circumspection. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] wareness971 i-warnessa1250 awaitc1374 watch14.. circumspecta1513 vigilancy1537 vigilance1570 advigilancy1577 wait?1578 vigilantnessa1599 lookout1599 watchfulness1611 alert1801 wakefulness1830 outlook1879 monitoring1924 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clixv He shall thynke and deme, and haue in suche a cyrcumspecte with hym that he shall dylygentlye foreloke and see that Goddys wylle be done. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). circumspectadj. 1. Of things or actions: Marked by circumspection, showing caution, well-considered, cautious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > specifically of actions or things circumspect1422 well-kept1486 wary1557 cautionary1605 cautionating1654 guarded1709 gingerly1755 well-guarded1781 1422 J. Lydgate Coronation Hen. VI in Ritson Anc. Songs 70 By circumspect advise. 1562 Act 5 Eliz. c. 21 §1 If circumspect Remedy be not hereunto provided. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation Ep. Ded. 1 Circumspect and holy labours. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 89 By circumspect ambition. 2. a. Of persons: Watchful on all sides, attentive to everything, cautious, heedful of all circumstances that may affect action or decision. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] wakerc1000 watchingOE wakingc1175 wakerlyc1400 circumspect1430 vigilant?a1500 prick-eared?1550 invigilant1570 vigil?1576 wakeful1589 eyeful1594 open-eyed1601 argus-eyed1603 watchful1603 alert1618 awake1619 vigilant1655 guardful1749 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] warelyOE warec1000 adviseda1325 averty1330 aware1340 ferdfula1382 well-advisedc1405 circumspect1430 hooly1513 fearful1526 curiousa1533 chary1542 wareful1548 cautelous1574 cauty1579 careful1580 wary1580 retentive1599 wary1599 ginger1600 circumstant1603 cautel1606 shya1616 cautionate1616 warisome1628 cautiousa1640 circumspectious1649 circumspectivea1674 gingerish1764 safe1874 pussy-footed1893 pussyfooting1926 risk-averse1961 risk-adverse1969 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xvi Circumspect in all his gouernance. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxlvi. f. clxviii Which in all his faytes is so circumspecte. 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xxiii. sig. L.iv Sanguyne men..must be cyrcumspect in eatynge of theyr meate. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. ii. 32 High reaching Buckingham growes circumspect . View more context for this quotation 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iv. 147 This will make us more circumspect. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) ii. 260 Herodotus was circumspect and faithful in his narrations. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. iv. 382 The wild passes..practicable..for the sure and circumspect mule. 1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet I. iii. 38 I was to be circumspect in my behaviour. ΚΠ 1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 2 As circumspect to se to mi self. a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 172 I have..been very scrupulous and circumspect what authorities I made use of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [adjective] > esteemed toldc1275 alosed1448 esteemed1549 regarded1561 expectablec1565 circumspect1579 valued1602 considered1665 well-considered1826 1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune ii. xxxii. 209 a Then wylt thou be the more circumspect, and the better knowne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † circumspectv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To examine or inspect on all sides; to take note of, ‘look to’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)] through-seekOE gropea1250 to search outa1382 ensearch1382 boltc1386 examinea1387 ransackc1390 ripea1400 search1409 overreach?a1425 considerc1425 perquirec1460 examec1480 peruse?1520 grounda1529 study1528 oversearch1532 perscrute1536 scrute1536 to go over ——1537 scan1548 examinate1560 rifle1566 to consider of1569 excuss1570 ripe1573 sift1573 sift1577 to pry into ——1581 dive1582 rub1591 explore1596 pervestigate1610 dissecta1631 profound1643 circumspect1667 scrutinize1671 perscrutatea1679 introspect1683 rummage1690 reconnoitre1740 scrutinate1742 to look through1744 scrutiny1755 parse1788 gun1819 cat-haul1840 vivisect1876 scour1882 microscope1888 tooth-comb1893 X-ray1896 comb1904 fine-tooth comb1949 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 31 Ability..to circumspect every part of his charge. 1708 R. Newcourt Repertorium Eccl. I. 233 Whose office is to circumspect, and note daily all the Defaults and Offences in the Choir. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.a1513adj.1422v.1667 |
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