watchful
adjective
vigilant or alert; closely observant.
unwatchfulness
-
a word derived from
watchful.
Example Sentences
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It was a cause of great grief to him when, through unwatchfulness, he was led into folly.
From Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow by F. Jewell
After five or six days we allowed ourselves to fall into a state of unwatchfulness.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Charles Major
Now the word unwatchfulness, or I might change it for carelessness, is a very general term.
From Standards of Life and Service by Thomas Henry Howard
"Yea," said Loki, "but there will never be laughter again in Asgard unless thou art able to bring back the hammer that thine unwatchfulness lost."
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany
On sitting down in meeting this evening I got into a state of unwatchfulness, which continued so long as to deprive me of the refreshment my poor mind so often stands in need of.
From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley
