carefully
English
/ˈkɛːfəli/, /ˈkɛɹfəli/
adv
Definitions
- (obsolete) Sorrowfully.
- With care; attentively, circumspectly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English carfulli inherited from Old English carfullīċe affix from English careful root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵeh₂r-
Gloss
call, shout, exclamation, voice, cry
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
声
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercare English
- babycare English
- care English
- carefree English
- careful English
- carefulness English
- caregive English
- caregiver English
- caregiving English
- caretaker English
- caretaking English
- charily English
- chariness English
- childcare English
- facecare English
- forecare English
- garrulously English
- garrulousness English
- haircare English
- nailcare English
- noncareful English
- overcareful English
- skincare English
- suncare English
- ultracareful English
- uncareful English
- uncharily English
- unchary English
- garrio Latin
- garrulus Latin
- *ǵeh₂r- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *karō Proto-Germanic
- gorma Swedish
- carful Old English
- carfullīċe Old English
- carfulnes Old English
- carlēas Old English
- bicaren Middle English
- careful Middle English
- carfulli Middle English
- aisghairm Irish
- cúirtghairm Irish
- fógrán Irish
- gairmeach Irish
- gairmiúil Irish
- gairmscoil Irish
- gairmuimhir Irish
- gairmí Irish
- adgair Old Irish
- ad·gair Old Irish
- congair Old Irish
- doairngir Old Irish
- dogair Old Irish
- do·airngir Old Irish
- fogur Old Irish
- frecairt Old Irish
- frisgair Old Irish
- gáirid Old Irish
- ·frecair Old Irish
- *karēn gmw-pro
- *garyeti Proto-Celtic
- *garyom Proto-Celtic
- *gāris Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo- Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo-gar-os Proto-Celtic