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Circumspect Cir‧Cum‧Spect ˈsɜːkəmspekt ˈsɜːr Adjective Formal Thinking Carefully

Front circumspect
Back cir‧cum‧spect /ˈsɜːkəmspekt $ ˈsɜːr-/ adjective formal
thinking carefully about something before doing it, in order to avoid risk SYN cautious:
The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.
—circumspectly adverb
—circumspection /ˌsɜːkəmˈspekʃən $ ˌsɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]

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