† circumspectn.

Etymology: < Latin circumspectus a looking round, < circumspicĕre ; see circumspect adj.

Obsolete. rare.

State of watchfulness or circumspection.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun]

wareness971

i-warnessa1250

awaitc1374

watch14..

circumspecta1513

vigilancy1537

vigilance1570

advigilancy1577

wait?1578

vigilantnessa1599

lookout1599

watchfulness1611

alert1801

wakefulness1830

outlook1879

monitoring1924

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clix^v He shall thynke and deme, and haue in suche a cyrcumspecte with hym that he shall dylygentlye foreloke and see that Goddys wylle be done.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

circumspectadj.

Brit.

/ˈsəːkəmspɛkt/, U.S.

/ˈsərkəmˌspɛk(t)/

Forms: Also 1500s cyrcum-.

Etymology: < French circonspect, or < Latin circumspectus considerate, wary, cautious, circumspect, properly past participle of circumspicĕre to look around, take heed, consider; hence of things, ‘well-considered’, transferred to persons ‘considerate, cautious’, etc.

1. Of things or actions: Marked by circumspection, showing caution, well-considered, cautious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > specifically of actions or things

circumspect1422

well-kept1486

wary1557

cautionary1605

cautionating1654

guarded1709

gingerly1755

well-guarded1781

1422 J. Lydgate Coronation Hen. VI in Ritson Anc. Songs 70 By circumspect advise.

1562 Act 5 Eliz. c. 21 §1 If circumspect Remedy be not hereunto provided.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation Ep. Ded. 1 Circumspect and holy labours.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 89 By circumspect ambition.

a. Of persons: Watchful on all sides, attentive to everything, cautious, heedful of all circumstances that may affect action or decision.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective]

wakerc1000

watchingOE

wakingc1175

wakerlyc1400

circumspect1430

vigilant?a1500

prick-eared?1550

invigilant1570

vigil?1576

wakeful1589

eyeful1594

open-eyed1601

argus-eyed1603

watchful1603

alert1618

awake1619

vigilant1655

guardful1749

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective]

warelyOE

warec1000

adviseda1325

averty1330

aware1340

ferdfula1382

well-advisedc1405

circumspect1430

hooly1513

fearful1526

curiousa1533

chary1542

wareful1548

cautelous1574

cauty1579

careful1580

wary1580

retentive1599

wary1599

ginger1600

circumstant1603

cautel1606

shya1616

cautionate1616

warisome1628

cautiousa1640

circumspectious1649

circumspectivea1674

gingerish1764

safe1874

pussy-footed1893

pussyfooting1926

risk-averse1961

risk-adverse1969

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xvi Circumspect in all his gouernance.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxlvi. f. clxviii Which in all his faytes is so circumspecte.

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xxiii. sig. L.i^v Sanguyne men..must be cyrcumspect in eatynge of theyr meate.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. ii. 32 High reaching Buckingham growes circumspect .

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iv. 147 This will make us more circumspect.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) ii. 260 Herodotus was circumspect and faithful in his narrations.

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. iv. 382 The wild passes..practicable..for the sure and circumspect mule.

1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet I. iii. 38 I was to be circumspect in my behaviour.

†b. with subordinate clause. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 2 As circumspect to se to mi self.

a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 172 I have..been very scrupulous and circumspect what authorities I made use of.

†3. Considered, respected. [late Latin circumspectus.] Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [adjective] > esteemed

toldc1275

alosed1448

esteemed1549

regarded1561

expectablec1565

circumspect1579

valued1602

considered1665

well-considered1826

1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune ii. xxxii. 209 a Then wylt thou be the more circumspect, and the better knowne.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† circumspectv.

Etymology: < Latin circumspect- participial stem of circumspicĕre : see circumspect adj.; compare inspect, respect, etc.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To examine or inspect on all sides; to take note of, ‘look to’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)]

through-seekOE

gropea1250

to search outa1382

ensearch1382

boltc1386

examinea1387

ransackc1390

ripea1400

search1409

overreach?a1425

considerc1425

perquirec1460

examec1480

peruse?1520

grounda1529

study1528

oversearch1532

perscrute1536

scrute1536

to go over ——1537

scan1548

examinate1560

rifle1566

to consider of1569

excuss1570

ripe1573

sift1573

sift1577

to pry into ——1581

dive1582

rub1591

explore1596

pervestigate1610

dissecta1631

profound1643

circumspect1667

scrutinize1671

perscrutatea1679

introspect1683

rummage1690

reconnoitre1740

scrutinate1742

to look through1744

scrutiny1755

parse1788

gun1819

cat-haul1840

vivisect1876

scour1882

microscope1888

tooth-comb1893

X-ray1896

comb1904

fine-tooth comb1949

1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 31 Ability..to circumspect every part of his charge.

1708 R. Newcourt Repertorium Eccl. I. 233 Whose office is to circumspect, and note daily all the Defaults and Offences in the Choir.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

n.a1513

adj.1422

v.1667

单词	circumspect
释义	† circumspectn. Etymology: < Latin circumspectus a looking round, < circumspicĕre ; see circumspect adj. Obsolete. rare. State of watchfulness or circumspection. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] wareness971 i-warnessa1250 awaitc1374 watch14.. circumspecta1513 vigilancy1537 vigilance1570 advigilancy1577 wait?1578 vigilantnessa1599 lookout1599 watchfulness1611 alert1801 wakefulness1830 outlook1879 monitoring1924 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clix^v He shall thynke and deme, and haue in suche a cyrcumspecte with hym that he shall dylygentlye foreloke and see that Goddys wylle be done. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). circumspectadj. Brit. /ˈsəːkəmspɛkt/, U.S. /ˈsərkəmˌspɛk(t)/ Forms: Also 1500s cyrcum-. Etymology: < French circonspect, or < Latin circumspectus considerate, wary, cautious, circumspect, properly past participle of circumspicĕre to look around, take heed, consider; hence of things, ‘well-considered’, transferred to persons ‘considerate, cautious’, etc. 1. Of things or actions: Marked by circumspection, showing caution, well-considered, cautious. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] > specifically of actions or things circumspect1422 well-kept1486 wary1557 cautionary1605 cautionating1654 guarded1709 gingerly1755 well-guarded1781 1422 J. Lydgate Coronation Hen. VI in Ritson Anc. Songs 70 By circumspect advise. 1562 Act 5 Eliz. c. 21 §1 If circumspect Remedy be not hereunto provided. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation Ep. Ded. 1 Circumspect and holy labours. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 89 By circumspect ambition. 2. a. Of persons: Watchful on all sides, attentive to everything, cautious, heedful of all circumstances that may affect action or decision. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] wakerc1000 watchingOE wakingc1175 wakerlyc1400 circumspect1430 vigilant?a1500 prick-eared?1550 invigilant1570 vigil?1576 wakeful1589 eyeful1594 open-eyed1601 argus-eyed1603 watchful1603 alert1618 awake1619 vigilant1655 guardful1749 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adjective] warelyOE warec1000 adviseda1325 averty1330 aware1340 ferdfula1382 well-advisedc1405 circumspect1430 hooly1513 fearful1526 curiousa1533 chary1542 wareful1548 cautelous1574 cauty1579 careful1580 wary1580 retentive1599 wary1599 ginger1600 circumstant1603 cautel1606 shya1616 cautionate1616 warisome1628 cautiousa1640 circumspectious1649 circumspectivea1674 gingerish1764 safe1874 pussy-footed1893 pussyfooting1926 risk-averse1961 risk-adverse1969 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. xvi Circumspect in all his gouernance. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxlvi. f. clxviii Which in all his faytes is so circumspecte. 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xxiii. sig. L.i^v Sanguyne men..must be cyrcumspect in eatynge of theyr meate. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. ii. 32 High reaching Buckingham growes circumspect . View more context for this quotation 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iv. 147 This will make us more circumspect. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) ii. 260 Herodotus was circumspect and faithful in his narrations. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. iii. iv. 382 The wild passes..practicable..for the sure and circumspect mule. 1881 W. Besant & J. Rice Chaplain of Fleet I. iii. 38 I was to be circumspect in my behaviour. †b. with subordinate clause. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 2 As circumspect to se to mi self. a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 172 I have..been very scrupulous and circumspect what authorities I made use of. †3. Considered, respected. [late Latin circumspectus.] Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [adjective] > esteemed toldc1275 alosed1448 esteemed1549 regarded1561 expectablec1565 circumspect1579 valued1602 considered1665 well-considered1826 1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune ii. xxxii. 209 a Then wylt thou be the more circumspect, and the better knowne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † circumspectv. Etymology: < Latin circumspect- participial stem of circumspicĕre : see circumspect adj.; compare inspect, respect, etc. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To examine or inspect on all sides; to take note of, ‘look to’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > scrutinize [verb (transitive)] through-seekOE gropea1250 to search outa1382 ensearch1382 boltc1386 examinea1387 ransackc1390 ripea1400 search1409 overreach?a1425 considerc1425 perquirec1460 examec1480 peruse?1520 grounda1529 study1528 oversearch1532 perscrute1536 scrute1536 to go over ——1537 scan1548 examinate1560 rifle1566 to consider of1569 excuss1570 ripe1573 sift1573 sift1577 to pry into ——1581 dive1582 rub1591 explore1596 pervestigate1610 dissecta1631 profound1643 circumspect1667 scrutinize1671 perscrutatea1679 introspect1683 rummage1690 reconnoitre1740 scrutinate1742 to look through1744 scrutiny1755 parse1788 gun1819 cat-haul1840 vivisect1876 scour1882 microscope1888 tooth-comb1893 X-ray1896 comb1904 fine-tooth comb1949 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 31 Ability..to circumspect every part of his charge. 1708 R. Newcourt Repertorium Eccl. I. 233 Whose office is to circumspect, and note daily all the Defaults and Offences in the Choir. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.a1513adj.1422v.1667
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