circumspectness

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noun

the state or quality of being circumspect

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Meanings

nouncircumspectness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe state or quality of being circumspect

    It must be granted, poor George Wilhelm's case demanded circumspectness.

    1865, Thomas Carlyle, History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)
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    "But if to the audacity of the design there be brought a commensurate circumspectness of execution, how then?"

    1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man

    If our suspicion be wholly unfounded, let his own questionable ways, not our necessary circumspectness bear the blame.

    1831, Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus

Origin

From circumspect + -ness.

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