Definition of 'careful'
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adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
carefully adverb [ADVERB with verb]