circumspection
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Definition of circumspection
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
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(countable, uncountable)Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
“As if this were not enough, CAW has failed to utilize even his limited sources with diligence and circumspection; to demonstrate this point, I will briefly note inadequacies in the data adduced by CAW.”
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French circonspection or its etymon Latin circumspectio. By surface analysis, circum- + Latin spect + -ion, "looking [all] around" (as compared with the opposite concept, embodied as tunnel vision or blinders).
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200+ playable · top: CIRCUMSPECT (21 pts)
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