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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•spect /ˈsɜrkəmˌspɛkt/USA pronunciation adj. - watchful and careful; avoiding risks: circumspect behavior.
cir•cum•spec•tion /ˌsɜrkəmˈspɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]cir•cum•spect•ly, adv. See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•spect (sûr′kəm spekt′),USA pronunciation adj. - watchful and discreet;
cautious;
prudent:circumspect behavior. - well-considered:circumspect ambition.
- Latin circumspectus (past participle of circumspicere to look around), equivalent. to circum- circum- + spec(ere) to look + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged careful, vigilant, guarded.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged careless, indiscreet.
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