Care″ful (kâr″fụl), a. [AS. cearful.] 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
Be careful for nothing.
Phil. iv. 6.
The careful plowman doubting stands.
Milton.
2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
The careful cold beginneth for to creep.
Spenser.
By Him that raised me to this careful height.
Shak.
3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; — often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right.
Thou hast been careful for us with all this care.
2. Kings iv, 13.
What could a careful father more have done?
Dryden.
Syn. — Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious; circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.