heedful
[ heed-fuhl ]
adjective
taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.
Origin of heedful
1Other words from heedful
- heed·ful·ly, adverb
- heed·ful·ness, noun
- un·heed·ful, adjective
- un·heed·ful·ly, adverb
- un·heed·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby heedful
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How to use heedful in a sentence
Mrs. Wemmick, more heedful of the future, put her white gloves in her pocket and assumed her green.
Great Expectations | Charles DickensAnd in good sooth I thank thee for thy heedful care of me, and wish I were better worth it.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisOf these she had already shown herself sufficiently heedful and solicitous.
The Lily and the Totem | William Gilmore SimmsWhen ye settled up accounts with thet outfit, ye kain't skeercely be too heedful.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville BuckIt is because these poets have been more heedful than we to the never-ending shadow.
The Treasure of the Humble | Maurice Maeterlinck
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