Definition
Careful and watchful; providing or showing protection and attention to detail.
Etymology
From guard plus the suffix -ful, meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.' This productive English combination creates adjectives from nouns describing someone or something that embodies the quality of guarding.
Kelly Says
The -ful suffix is one of English's most creative tools—by adding it to almost any noun, you can create an adjective, which is why we have 'guardful' even if it's not commonly used today compared to more modern alternatives like 'protective.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ke-ya
CACatalà
prudent
proo-den-t
CSČeština
opatrný
o-pa-tr-ny
DADansk
forsigtig
for-sig-tig
DEDeutsch
vorsichtig
vors-shich-tig
ELΕλληνικά
σελφ-εξυπνος
sel-f-e-ksi-pnos
ESEspañol
cuidadoso
cue-da-do-so
FAفارسی
هوشیار
ho-she-yar
FISuomi
varovainen
va-ro-vai-nen
FRFrançais
prudent
proo-den
HIहिन्दी
सावधान
sa-va-dhan
HUMagyar
vigyázatos
vi-gya-za-to-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
berhati-hati
ber-ha-ti-ha-ti
ITItaliano
prudente
proo-den-te
JA日本語
用心深い
you-jin-fu-kai
KKKK
қорғаушы
qor-gau-shy
KO한국어
조심스러운
jo-sim-seu-ro-un
MSBahasa Melayu
berhati-hati
ber-ha-ti-ha-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်စစ်
kyaw-sit
NLNederlands
waakzaam
vaak-zaam
NONorsk
forsiktig
for-sik-tig
PLPolski
ostrożny
os-trozh-ny
PTPortuguês
cauteloso
kaw-teh-lo-so
RORomână
prudent
proo-den-t
RUРусский
осторожный
ostorozh-nyy
SVSvenska
försiktig
for-si-tig
SWKiswahili
mwenye busara
mwen-ye boo-sa-ra
TEతెలుగు
సావధానా
sa-va-dha-na
THไทย
ระมัดระวัง
ra-mat-ra-wang
TRTürkçe
dikkatli
dikk-at-li
UKУкраїнська
обережний
o-be-rezh-nyy
VITiếng Việt
cẩn thận
can-sen
ZUZU
omshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li