3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

carefully

adverb

1: taking care or paying attention; "they watched carefully"

2: with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves" [syn: {cautiously}, {with kid gloves}] [ant: {incautiously}, {incautiously}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Carefully \Care"ful*ly\, adverb In a careful manner.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "carefully": assiduously, cannily, cautiously, charily, circumspectly, considerately, diligently, discreetly, easy, economically, frugally, gingerly, guardedly, heedfully, husbandly, industriously, judiciously, lovingly, mindfully, painstakingly, pawkily, providently, prudently, regardfully, sedulously, solicitously, sparingly, tenderly, thoroughgoingly, thoroughly, thoughtfully, thriftily, with care, with caution, with great care

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