circumspectlyadv.
/ˈsəːkəmspɛktli/, U.S. /ˈsərkəmˌspɛk(t)li/ In a circumspect manner, with circumspection; cautiously, warily, carefully.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb]
warelyc897
circumspectly?a1475
hooly1513
charely1545
circumstantly1549
warily1552
nicely1575
charily1577
fearfully1592
gingerly1596
cautelously1610
circumspectively1616
cautionately1619
tenderlya1628
cautiously1699
carefully1710–11
guardedly1784
canny1786
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 337 Thei scholde haue writen more circumspectely, if they hade seide, etc.
1553 Primer in Liturgies Edw. VI (1844) 465 Circumspectly and warily to look unto my household.
1611 Bible (King James) Eph. v. 15 See then that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise. View more context for this quotation
1742 H. Walpole Let. 11 Feb. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 91 We must write circumspectly, for our letters now are no longer safe.
1888 M. Morris Claverhouse vi. 99 To us..who manage these matters so much more circumspectly.
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