circumspection

noun — 2 senses

circumspection

noun

UK /ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/ · US /ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/

Etymology Inherited from Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French circonspection or its etymon Latin circumspectio. By surface analysis, circum- + Latin spect + -ion, "looking [all] around" (as compared with the opposite concept, embodied as tunnel vision or blinders).

1

Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.

2

Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.

  • As if this were not enough, CAW has failed to utilize even his limited sources with diligence and circumspection; to demonstrate this point, I will briefly note inadequacies in the data adduced by CAW.1989 January 23, Werner Winter, “On a new claim concerning substratum influence upon Tocharian”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 33, number 1/2, Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISSN, page 128:

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