careful

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious: was careful when crossing the busy street; gave a careful answer.
2. adj. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious: a careful search; careful art restorers.
3. adj. Protective; solicitous: Be careful of his feelings.
4. adj. Full of cares or anxiety: "Thou art careful and troubled about many things” ( Luke 10:41).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Full of care or grief; grieving; sorrowful.
2. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
3. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; care-causing; painful.
4. Excited; eager; vehement.
5. Attentive to aid, support, or protect; provident: formerly with for, now generally with of, before the object.
6. Giving good heed; watchful; cautious: as, be careful to maintain good works; be careful of your conversation.
7. Showing or done with care or attention: as, careful consideration. Synonyms Concerned, disturbed, troubled.
8. Provident, thoughtful, heedful.
9. Prudent, wary, etc. See list under cautious.
10. n. One full of care or sorrow.

Wiktionary

1. adj. obsolete Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
2. adj. obsolete Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
3. adj. Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
4. adj. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Archaic Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
2. adj. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
3. adj. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive.

WordNet 3.0

1. adj. mindful of the future in spending money
2. adj. unhurried and with care and dignity
3. adj. full of cares or anxiety
4. adj. exercising caution or showing care or attention
5. adj. cautiously attentive