English Online Dictionary. What means carefully? What does carefully mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English carfulli, carefulliche, from Old English carfullīċe, ċearfullīċe (“carefully, diligently”), equivalent to careful + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛːf(ə)li/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/
- Hyphenation: care‧ful‧ly, caref‧ully
Adverb
carefully (comparative more carefully, superlative most carefully)
- (obsolete) Sorrowfully.
- With care; attentively, circumspectly.
- Conscientiously, painstakingly, fastidiously, meticulously
Derived terms
- tread carefully