Watchful \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.
[1913 Webster]
'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing.
--Keble.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect;
wakeful; heedful.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
watchful
adj 1: 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" [syn: argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant,
wakeful]
2: experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old
people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night";
"twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare
[syn: insomniac, sleepless]
WordNet (r) 2.0
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "watchful":
Argus-eyed, advertent, agog, alert, all ears, all eyes, assiduous,
attentive, aux aguets, aware, careful, cautious, chary,
circumspect, concentrated, conscious, covering, custodial,
defensive, diligent, eagle-eyed, earnest, finical, finicking,
finicky, fostering, guarded, guardian, guarding, hawk-eyed,
heedful, immunizing, intense, intent, intentive, keen-eyed,
lidless, meticulous, mindful, nice, niggling, observant, observing,
on guard, on the ball, on the job, on the lookout, on the watch,
open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, parental, preventive, prompt,
prophylactic, protecting, protective, prudent, quick, ready,
regardful, safeguarding, screening, sharp-eyed, sheltering,
shielding, sleepless, tutelary, unsleeping, vigilant, wakeful,
wary, wide-awake, with open eyes
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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