About The Word Watchful
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Watchful
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What's The Definition Of Watchful?
[adj] carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
[adj] experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare Synonyms | Synonyms for Watchful: alert | argus-eyed | awake(p) | insomniac | open-eyed | sleepless | vigilant | wakeful Related Terms | Find terms related to Watchful: See Also | Watchful In Webster's Dictionary \Watch"ful\, a.
Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe
closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to
be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's
behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided;
as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.
``Many a watchful night.'' --Shak. ``Happy watchful
shepherds.'' --Milton.
'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing.
--Keble.
Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect;
wakeful; heedful. -- {Watch"ful*ly}, adv. --
{Watch"ful*ness}, n.
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