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heedful

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heed·ful  (hdfl)
adj.
Paying close attention; mindful. See Synonyms at careful.
heedful·ly adv.
heedful·ness n.
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Adj.1.heedful - taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
paying attention, attentive, thoughtful
heedless, unheeding - marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"
2.heedful - cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"
careful
mindful, aware - bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"
3.heedful - giving attention
advertent
attentive - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
Translations
heedful
adj to be heedful of somebody’s warning/advice → auf jds Warnung (acc) → /Rat (acc) → hören


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As in decapitating the whale, the operator's instrument is brought close to the spot where an entrance is subsequently forced into the spermaceti magazine; he has, therefore, to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, untimely stroke should invade the sanctuary and wastingly let out its invaluable contents.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Hence the enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.
The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context
Their horses, which were turned loose to graze during the day, under heedful eyes, were brought in at night, and shut up in strong pens, built of large logs of cotton-wood.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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