a exercising caution or showing care or attention
they were careful when crossing the busy street be careful to keep her shoes clean did very careful research careful art restorers careful of the rights of others careful about one's behavior
s cautiously attentive
careful of her feelings
s unhurried and with care and dignity
s full of cares or anxiety
Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
s mindful of the future in spending money
careful with money
a marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
careless about her clothes forgotten by some careless person a careless housekeeper careless proofreading it was a careless mistake hurt by a careless remark
s effortless and unstudied
an impression of careless elegance danced with careless grace
s (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
careless of the consequences