carefully
Americanadverb
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in a cautious way, with attention to possible risks and dangers.
Although somewhat "folksy" in his interview, the congressman carefully avoided pitfalls where he would be vulnerable to attack.
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in a thorough, attentive, or painstaking way, giving thought to avoiding errors or omissions.
I have to carefully examine the copy editor's marked-up manuscript, double-checking everything and approving or vetoing changes.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-carefully adverb
- ultracarefully adverb
Etymology
Origin of carefully
First recorded before 1000; careful ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Human experts had spent months carefully analyzing the same information.
From Science Daily
The US State Department said it was aware of the death of a US citizen and was "carefully monitoring the situation".
From BBC
But researchers said any benefits of the test "remain speculative" until it was proven to save lives and the NHS said it was looking at the results "carefully".
From BBC
“We’ll review the resolution carefully and then gladly give our opinion,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
There is, however, a path forward for Warsh to overhaul the balance sheet, carefully and over several years.
From Barron's
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