Both Uses of
circumspect
in
Oliver Twist
- They were just emerging from a narrow court not far from the open square in Clerkenwell, which is yet called, by some strange perversion of terms, 'The Green': when the Dodger made a sudden stop; and, laying his finger on his lip, drew his companions back again, with the greatest caution and circumspection.†
Chpt 10 *
- These were all reasons for the greatest caution and most circumspect behaviour in communicating it to Mrs. Maylie, whose first impulse would infallibly be to hold a conference with the worthy doctor on the subject.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(circumspect) thoughtful of all circumstances and consequences