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—heedfully, adv. —heedfulness, n./heed"feuhl/, adj.taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.[1540-50; HEED + -FUL]
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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 1. giving attention • Syn: ↑advertent • Similar to: ↑attentive • Derivationally related forms: ↑heedfulness, ↑advertency (for: ↑advertent … Useful english dictionary
heedful — adjective Date: 1540 taking heed ; attentive < heedful of what they were doing > • heedfully adverb • heedfulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
