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y; 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. 'Twixt prayer and watchful lo…

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.

Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.

Watchful; circumspect. [Obs.] With sharp, aviseful eye. Spenser.

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

Attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness; watchfulness; as, take care; have a care. I thank thee for thy care and honest pains. Shak.

Taking care; gicing good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent heedless, or reckless; -- often follower byof, 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.…

nsequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general. Cautious feeling for another's pain. Byron. Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. Watts.

Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness. With silent circumspection, unespied. Milton.

Looking around everi way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." Pope.

Any band or body of warriors. With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim. Milton.

Watchful; alert. Vigilant and erect attention of mind. Hooker.

relock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it. Swift. On occasion's forelock watchful wait. Milton.

Cautions; wary; watchful. [Obs. or Poetic.] -- Guard"ful*ly, adv.

A female guardian. I have placed a trusty, watchful guardianess. Beau. & Fl.

To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely. Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast. Milton. Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. Shak.

To thrust; to intrude; to between, either for aid or for troubling. What watchful cares do interpose themselves Betwixt your eyes and night Shak. The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed his hand, and rescues miserable man. Woodward.

Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful. I have been very jeolous for the Lord God of hosts. Kings xix. 10. How nicely jealous is every one of us of his own repute! Dr. H. More.

Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful. A lidless watcher of the public weal. Tennyson.