Definition of watchful Watchful
/wɑˈʧfʌl/ - [wachful] - watch•ful
We found 6 definitions of watchful from 5 different sources.
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What does watchful mean?
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| watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty" | ||
| alert | ||
| unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful not alert to what is potentially dangerous | ||
| awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" | ||
| lively filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history" | ||
| wary marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers" | ||
| open-eyed, vigilant, argus-eyed, wakeful carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" | ||
| fly (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked | ||
| heads-up, wide-awake fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball" | ||
| watchful - experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare | ||
| insomniac, sleepless | ||
| awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- watchful (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.
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Carefully observant and or attentive.
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