† soignousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Careful, heedful.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [adjective]
carefulc1050
soignous1340
mindfula1382
tentivec1386
presentc1395
attendant1432
tendable?c1450
advicefulc1454
thoughtyc1480
neara1500
respective1525
heedful1548
heedy1548
prick-eared?1550
attendable1552
attentive1577
tentible1603
observative1609
unpreoccupied1643
advertent1646
presential1652
inspectivea1684
tent1789
attentful-
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective]
busyOE
carefula1000
orne?c1225
intentivec1290
soignous1340
curiousc1386
diligentc1400
well-advisedc1405
thoughtfulc1450
thoughtyc1480
keepful1489
tentfula1525
respective1525
solicit?1526
heedful1548
heedy1548
tentyc1555
chare1564
respectful1585
tentible1603
solicitous1610
observant1627
care-taking1825
leery1911
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 155 [Seneca says] þet of þe parties of þe liue ech þenche and is soigneus, ac of al þe liue to ordayny non ne þencþ ne studeþ.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adverb] > carefully preserving or preserved
soignously1477
sincerely1607
reliclya1631
1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 101 [Apollo] founde vnder his hede the bille a fore said whiche he kepte soygneusly.
1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) cciv. 299 To kepe soygnously and defende the turkes fro thyse two Cytees.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1340