"carefully" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɛːf(ə)li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-carefully.ogg [General-American] Forms: more carefully [comparative], most carefully [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English carfulli, carefulliche, from Old English carfullīċe, ċearfullīċe (“carefully, diligently”), equivalent to careful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵeh₂r-}}, {{inh|en|enm|carfulli}} Middle English carfulli, {{m|enm|carefulliche}} carefulliche, {{inh|en|ang|carfullīċe}} Old English carfullīċe, {{m|ang|ċearfullīċe|t=carefully, diligently}} ċearfullīċe (“carefully, diligently”), {{af|en|careful|-ly}} careful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} carefully (comparative more carefully, superlative most carefully)
  1. (obsolete) Sorrowfully. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-carefully-en-adv-DfCzC4Xx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 20 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 42 20 39
  2. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
    Sense id: en-carefully-en-adv-LKSLQwaH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 20 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 42 20 39
  3. Painstakingly, meticulously Translations (in a careful manner): ἐπιμελῶς (epimelôs) (Ancient Greek), بِعِنَايَة (bi-ʕināya) (Arabic), զգույշ (zguyš) (Armenian), կամաց (kamacʿ) (Armenian), ehtiyatla (Azerbaijani), ehtiyatlı (Azerbaijani), kontuz (Basque), arretaz (Basque), асцяро́жна (ascjaróžna) (Belarusian), грижливо (grižlivo) (Bulgarian), внимателно (vnimatelno) (Bulgarian), acuradament (Catalan), بە وردی (be wirdî) (Central Kurdish), بە ھێواشی (be hêwaşî) (Central Kurdish), 小心地 (xiǎoxīn de) (Chinese Mandarin), opatrně (Czech), forsigtig (Danish), voorzichtig (Dutch), zorgeme (Esperanto), zorge (Esperanto), tarkasti (Finnish), tarkoin (Finnish), varovasti (Finnish), varovaisesti (Finnish), soigneusement (French), coidadosamente (Galician), vorsichtig (German), επιμελώς (epimelós) (Greek), go haireach (Irish), minuziosamente (Italian), accuratamente (Italian), meticolosamente (Italian), puntigliosamente (Italian), attentamente (Italian), じっくり (jikkuri) (Japanese), 慎重に (shinchō ni) (alt: しんちょうに) (Japanese), ដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន (daoy proŋ prɑyat) (Khmer), 주의하여 (juuihayeo) (Korean), 조심스럽게 (josimseureopge) (Korean), 신중히 (sinjunghi) (Korean), curiose (Latin), caute (Latin), sadly (Middle English), tʼáá tłehee (Navajo), behutsom (Plautdietsch), ostrożnie (Polish), cuidadosamente (Portuguese), cautelosamente (Portuguese), cu grijă (Romanian), осторо́жно (ostoróžno) (Russian), аккура́тно (akkurátno) (Russian), внима́тельно (vnimátelʹno) (Russian), brìžljivo [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), pòmnjivo [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), pȏmno [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), brìžljivo [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pòmnjivo [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pȏmno [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ian (Shoshone), cuidadosamente (Spanish), a conciencia (Spanish), minuciosamente (Spanish), con esmero (Spanish), taratibu (Swahili), försiktig (Swedish), anaiśai (Tocharian B), dikkatlice (Turkish), itinayla (Turkish), özenle (Turkish), titizlikle (Turkish), обере́жно (oberéžno) (Ukrainian), پۇختا (puxta) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-carefully-en-adv-jgOQstL6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 20 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 42 20 39 Disambiguation of 'in a careful manner': 0 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tread carefully

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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "بِعِنَايَة"
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "zguyš",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
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          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "կամաց"
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "ehtiyatla"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "arretaz"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ascjaróžna",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "асцяро́жна"
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "grižlivo",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "грижливо"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vnimatelno",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "внимателно"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "acuradament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiǎoxīn de",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "小心地"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "opatrně"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "forsigtig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "voorzichtig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "zorgeme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "zorge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "tarkasti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "tarkoin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "varovasti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "varovaisesti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "soigneusement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "coidadosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "vorsichtig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epimelós",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "επιμελώς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "epimelôs",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "ἐπιμελῶς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "go haireach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "minuziosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "accuratamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "meticolosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "puntigliosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "attentamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jikkuri",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "じっくり"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "alt": "しんちょうに",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shinchō ni",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "慎重に"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "daoy proŋ prɑyat",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "ដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "juuihayeo",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "주의하여"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "josimseureopge",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "조심스럽게"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sinjunghi",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "신중히"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "be wirdî",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "بە وردی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "be hêwaşî",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "بە ھێواشی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "curiose"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "caute"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "sadly"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "tʼáá tłehee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "behutsom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "ostrożnie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "cuidadosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "cautelosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "cu grijă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ostoróžno",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "осторо́жно"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "akkurátno",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "аккура́тно"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vnimátelʹno",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "внима́тельно"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "brìžljivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "pòmnjivo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "pȏmno"
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
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          "word": "brìžljivo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
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            "Roman"
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          "word": "pòmnjivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
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          "word": "pȏmno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "shh",
          "lang": "Shoshone",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "ian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "cuidadosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "a conciencia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "minuciosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "con esmero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "taratibu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
          "code": "sv",
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
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          "word": "обере́жно"
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          "_dis1": "0 40 60",
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          "roman": "puxta",
          "sense": "in a careful manner",
          "word": "پۇختا"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɛːf(ə)li/",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bi-ʕināya",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "بِعِنَايَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zguyš",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "զգույշ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kamacʿ",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "կամաց"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "ehtiyatla"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "ehtiyatlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "kontuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "arretaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ascjaróžna",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "асцяро́жна"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "grižlivo",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "грижливо"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vnimatelno",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "внимателно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "acuradament"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎoxīn de",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "小心地"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "opatrně"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "forsigtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "voorzichtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "zorgeme"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "zorge"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "tarkasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "tarkoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "varovasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "varovaisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "soigneusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "coidadosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "vorsichtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epimelós",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "επιμελώς"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "epimelôs",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "ἐπιμελῶς"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "go haireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "minuziosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "accuratamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "meticolosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "puntigliosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "attentamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jikkuri",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "じっくり"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんちょうに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinchō ni",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "慎重に"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "daoy proŋ prɑyat",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "ដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "juuihayeo",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "주의하여"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "josimseureopge",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "조심스럽게"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sinjunghi",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "신중히"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "be wirdî",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "بە وردی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "be hêwaşî",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "بە ھێواشی"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "curiose"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "caute"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "sadly"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "tʼáá tłehee"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "behutsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "ostrożnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "cuidadosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "cautelosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "cu grijă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostoróžno",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "осторо́жно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "akkurátno",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "аккура́тно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnimátelʹno",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "внима́тельно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "brìžljivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "pòmnjivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "pȏmno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "brìžljivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "pòmnjivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "pȏmno"
    },
    {
      "code": "shh",
      "lang": "Shoshone",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "ian"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "cuidadosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "a conciencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "minuciosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "con esmero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "taratibu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "försiktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "anaiśai"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "dikkatlice"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "itinayla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "özenle"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "titizlikle"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oberéžno",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "обере́жно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "puxta",
      "sense": "in a careful manner",
      "word": "پۇختا"
    }
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}

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