Careful /(kâr"fụl)/

Care·ful

Careful

a.
  1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic]
    Be careful [Rev. Ver. “anxious”] for nothing.
    — Phil. iv. 6.
    The careful plowman doubting stands.
  2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
    The careful cold beginneth for to creep.
    By Him that raised me to this careful height.
  3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right.
    Thou hast been careful for us with all this care.
    — 2. Kings iv, 13.
    What could a careful father more have done?