careful Copy link Outline I. Full of, or causing, careII. Provident, cautious (q. v.).1. dīlĭgens, entis2. attentus (somewhat stronger)III. Accurate (q. v.).1. cūrĭōsus (of persons)2. dīlĭgens3. accūrātus (of things) • careful: I. Full of, or causing, care: sollĭcĭtus, anxĭus: v. anxious. II. Provident, cautious (q. v.). 1. dīlĭgens, entis: most c. in guarding the man, ad hominem custodiendum diligentissimus, Cic.: c. of every duty, omnis officii d., Cic.: c. of life, vitae d., Plin. 2. attentus (somewhat stronger): a prudent and c. head of a family, paterfamilias et prudens et at., Cic.: Hor. III. Accurate (q. v.). 1. cūrĭōsus (of persons): c. in every part of history, in omni historia c., Cic. 2. dīlĭgens: c. in composition, d. in compositione, Quint.: constant and c. writing, assidua ac d. scriptura, Cic. 3. accūrātus (of things): a c. speech, ac. oratio, Cic.