heedful

heedful
adjective
1. giving attention
• Syn: ↑advertent
• Similar to: ↑attentive
• Derivationally related forms: ↑heedfulness, ↑advertency (for: ↑advertent), ↑advertence (for: ↑advertent), ↑advert (for: ↑advertent)
2. taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
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heedful of the warnings

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so heedful a writer

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heedful of what they were doing

• Ant: ↑heedless
• Derivationally related forms: ↑thoughtfulness (for: ↑thoughtful), ↑attend (for: ↑attentive), ↑attentiveness (for: ↑attentive), ↑heedfulness
• Attrubites: ↑attentiveness, ↑heed, ↑regard, ↑paying attention
3. cautiously attentive
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careful of her feelings

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heedful of his father's advice

• Syn: ↑careful
• Similar to: ↑mindful, ↑aware
• Derivationally related forms: ↑heedfulness, ↑carefulness (for: ↑careful)

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  • Heedful — Heed ful, a. Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant. Shak. {Heed ful*ly}, adv. {Heed ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heedful — index careful, circumspect, conscientious, conscious (aware), diligent, guarded, judicious, knowing …   Law dictionary

  • heedful — 1540s, from HEED (Cf. heed) + FUL (Cf. ful) …   Etymology dictionary

  • heedful — adj. (cannot stand alone) heedful of (heedful of advice) * * * [ hiːdf(ə)l] (cannot stand alone) heedful of (heedful of advice) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • heedful — adjective Date: 1540 taking heed ; attentive < heedful of what they were doing > • heedfully adverb • heedfulness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heedful — heedfully, adv. heedfulness, n. /heed feuhl/, adj. taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others needs. [1540 50; HEED + FUL] * * * …   Universalium

  • heedful — adjective the governor is about to deliver a statement regarding the hurricane, and it is imperative that everyone is heedful Syn: attentive, careful, mindful, cautious, prudent, circumspect; alert, aware, wary, chary, watchful, vigilant, on… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • heedful — /ˈhidfəl/ (say heedfuhl) adjective attentive; mindful: heedful of others. –heedfully, adverb –heedfulness, noun …  

  • heedful — heed ► VERB ▪ pay attention to. ► NOUN (usually pay (or take) heed) ▪ careful attention. DERIVATIVES heedful adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • heedful — adjective a) taking heed b) paying close attention; mindful …   Wiktionary

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