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circumspectness|ˈsɜːkəmspɛktnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality of being circumspect; circumspection, watchfulness, caution, care.
1581Mulcaster Positions vi. (1887) 44 Circunspectnes in diet. 1645Milton Tetrach. (1851) Introd. 142 Prudence and farre-judging circumspectnesse. 1659Gauden Brounrig (1660) A iiij a, Of all gravity, prudence, circumspectness, and candour. 1831Carlyle Sart. Res. ii. x, Let his own questionable ways, not our necessary circumspectness, bear the blame. |