† invigilantadj.1
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Watchful, alert, vigilant.
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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
1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Biv v/2 Inuigilant, inuigilans, solers.
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† invigilantadj.2
Obsolete. rare.
Not vigilant, unwatchful.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > not vigilant
unwaker?c1225
unvigilant1611
unwatchful1611
watchless1622
invigilant1661
unalert1829
1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 342 When we are invigilant, and careless of our selves.
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