Both Uses
circumspect
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
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- I suspect no one; death raps at your door—it enters—it goes, not blindfolded, but circumspectly, from room to room.†
Chpt 79-80 *circumspectly = in a manner that is thoughtful of all circumstances and consequences
- "M. de Villefort," replied the doctor, with increased vehemence, "there are occasions when I dispense with all foolish human circumspection.†
Chpt 79-80circumspection = thoughtfulness of all circumstances and consequences
Definitions:
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(1)
(circumspect) thoughtful of all circumstances and consequences
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)