circumspectly

[ sur-kuhm-spekt-lee ]

adverb

1. in a careful and prudent way; discreetly:

   All preachers ought to work hard at living circumspectly, as they are called to be examples.

Other Words From

• non·cir·cum·spect·ly adverb
• un·cir·cum·spect·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumspectly¹

circumspect ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

This greatly distressed Birgitte and Mette, who devised many plans to induce the bird to act more circumspectly.

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The cave was plainly a wild beast's lair, and he entered circumspectly.

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During a lull in the battle I left the regiment and circumspectly proceeded forward to reconnoiter.

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No sooner was his back turned than Grimalkin slipped across the yard and approached circumspectly.

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But many of these pitfalls may be avoided if one narrows his path and walks circumspectly in it.

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Related Words

• anxiously
• attentively
• conscientiously
• correctly
• deliberately
• delicately
• discreetly
• faithfully
• fully
• gingerly
• laboriously
• meticulously
• precisely
• prudently
• rigorously
• scrupulously
• thoroughly
• thoughtfully
• warily