heedful

[ heed-fuhl ]

adjective

1. taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful:

   She was always heedful of others' needs.

Other Words From

• heedful·ly adverb
• heedful·ness noun
• un·heedful adjective
• un·heedful·ly adverb
• un·heedful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heedful¹

First recorded in 1540–50; heed + -ful

Example Sentences

Mrs. Wemmick, more heedful of the future, put her white gloves in her pocket and assumed her green.

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And in good sooth I thank thee for thy heedful care of me, and wish I were better worth it.

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Of these she had already shown herself sufficiently heedful and solicitous.

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When ye settled up accounts with thet outfit, ye kain't skeercely be too heedful.

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It is because these poets have been more heedful than we to the never-ending shadow.

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