Dictionary Definition
carefully adv
1 taking care or paying attention; "they watched
carefully"
2 with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured
cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves"
[syn: cautiously,
with kid
gloves] [ant: incautiously, incautiously]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Adverb
- In a careful manner;
with care that nothing goes wrong.
- Pick up the Ming vase and carefully move it to the pedestal.
Translations
with care
- Finnish: varovasti, varovaisesti
- French: soigneusement
- Japanese: じっくり
- Kurdish;
- Sorani: به وردی, به هێواشی
- Spanish: cuidadosamente
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
assiduously, cannily, cautiously, charily, circumspectly, considerately, diligently, discreetly, easy, economically, frugally, gingerly, guardedly, heedfully, husbandly, industriously, judiciously, lovingly, mindfully, painstakingly, pawkily, providently, prudently, regardfully, sedulously, solicitously, sparingly, tenderly, thoroughgoingly,
thoroughly, thoughtfully, thriftily, with care, with
caution, with great care