circumspect
adjUK /ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/ · US /ˈsɝ.kəm.spɛkt/
Etymology From Latin circumspectō (“look around”). Compare periscope.
1
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
- Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments.
- Comment must be circumspect until fuller particulars are available, [...].1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Scottish reorganisation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 119:
- Derived terms
- circumspective, circumspectly, circumspectness, incircumspect, overcircumspect, uncircumspect
- Related terms
- circumspection