watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
well-considered: circumspect ambition.
Origin of circumspect
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin circumspectus (past participle of circumspicere to look around), equivalent to circum-circum- + spec(ere) to look + -tus past participle suffix
When Leahy then asked whether the president could pardon himself for a crime, Barrett was circumspect.
Barrett confirmation hearing day three: Barrett declines to say whether it’s wrong to separate migrant children from parents|Derek Hawkins, Seung Min Kim, Ann Marimow, Karoun Demirjian|October 14, 2020|Washington Post
While some feminists have seen much promise in the possibility for law reform, others have been more circumspect.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forged A New Place For Women In The Law And Society|LGBTQ-Editor|September 23, 2020|No Straight News
So yeah, we need to be more circumspect and critical about the way we understand the role of law.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward|Karen Hao|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
What follows is a pretty detailed walk-through, but I’ll be more circumspect when discussing steps described at more length elsewhere, such as in our 2016 methodology guide.
How FiveThirtyEight’s 2020 Presidential Forecast Works — And What’s Different Because Of COVID-19|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Some of the Americans joining ISIS are less than circumspect, especially online.
How Many Americans in ISIS? No One Knows|Eli Lake|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(LOC 1011-1015) One more adjective could be added to Summer's list: circumspect.
David's Bookclub: The New New Deal|David Frum|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The president alluded to that authority when he spoke about the killing, indicating his awareness of a need to be circumspect.
Black America’s Heartbreaking Burdens|Randall Kennedy|March 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But his subsequent actions will remain case by case and circumspect.
Israel: No Peace in Sight|Leslie H. Gelb|May 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The poet remains coolly detached: a circumspect observer in the face of cataclysm.
Catastrophe in Verse|Eliza Griswold|April 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Until nearly sundown the men's canoes had led, silent, circumspect, seeking game at every bend of the river.
The Silent Places|Steward Edward White
It appeared so extraordinary that the sailor should sit by the lady that it made Ursus circumspect.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo
I was careful to express just enough, and not too much, interest: one had to be circumspect with Uncle Zeke.
Across the Years|Eleanor H. Porter
The most circumspect and devoted ally would have acted as he did.
The Wilderness Fugitives|Edward S. Ellis
Mr. Marrapit laid the slippers upon his dressing-table; that afternoon greeted Mrs. Major with a circumspect reserve.
Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson