Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error

• careful

  1. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
  2. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious:
  3. Protective; solicitous:

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  1. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
  2. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious:
  3. Protective; solicitous:

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• cautious

  1. Tentative or restrained; guarded:
  2. Full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary
  3. Showing or practicing caution; careful.

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  1. Tentative or restrained; guarded:
  2. Full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary
  3. Showing or practicing caution; careful.

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• chary

  1. Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
  2. Very cautious; wary:
  3. Not taking chances; careful; cautious

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  1. Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
  2. Very cautious; wary:
  3. Not taking chances; careful; cautious

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• forehanded

  1. Well-to-do; well-off; prosperous
  2. Having ample financial resources; well-off.
  3. Looking ahead to, or making provision for, the future; thrifty; prudent

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  1. Well-to-do; well-off; prosperous
  2. Having ample financial resources; well-off.
  3. Looking ahead to, or making provision for, the future; thrifty; prudent

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• gingerly

  1. Cautious; careful:
  2. Very careful; cautious

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  1. Cautious; careful:
  2. Very careful; cautious

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• prudent

  1. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
  2. Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
  3. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:

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  1. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
  2. Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
  3. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:

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• wary

  1. On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
  2. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
  3. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

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  1. On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
  2. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
  3. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

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