circumspect ambition

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• circumspect — circumspectly, adv. circumspectness, n. /serr keuhm spekt /, adj. 1. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior. 2. well considered: circumspect ambition. [1375 1425; late ME < L circumspectus (ptp. of circumspicere to look… …   Universalium

• circumspect — /ˈsɜkəmspɛkt / (say serkuhmspekt) adjective 1. watchful on all sides; cautious; prudent: circumspect in behaviour. 2. well considered: circumspect ambition. {late Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle, considerate, wary}… …  

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