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Adjective
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1. Aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent; cautious, prudent, thoughtful, or wary.

#: Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments.

Derived terms
circumspectly

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• 2007-12-26 08:19 - 68.183.233.123 - /* Adjective */ added a comma and "was" in order to make the example coherent

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