Watchfully

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Watchful \Watch"ful\, a.
     Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe
     closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to
     be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's
     behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided;
     as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.


     "Many a watchful night." --Shak. "Happy watchful shepherds."
     --Milton.
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           'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing.
                                                    --Keble.
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     Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect;
          wakeful; heedful.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Watch"ful*ly}, adv. --
          {Watch"ful*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  watchfully
       adv : in a watchful manner [syn: {vigilantly}]