careful
adj.adj. making sure you do something correctly and safely so you do not make mistakes or cause damage. You are careful when you pay close attention to what you are doing.
adj. exercising caution, precision, or thoroughness to avoid harm, error, or omission. Often used to describe a person's manner or the quality of a specific action.
Please be careful with that glass vase.
You need to be careful when driving on these narrow, icy mountain roads at night.
A careful analysis of the financial records revealed several small but significant discrepancies that the previous auditors had overlooked during their initial review.
From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.
Commonly followed by the prepositions 'with', 'about', or 'of'.
He is very careful for his healthHe is very careful about his healthWhen expressing concern or attention to a topic, 'careful' typically takes 'about' or 'with', not 'for'.