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watchful

[ woch-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. vigilant or alert; closely observant:

    The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. Archaic. wakeful.


watchful

/ ˈɒʃʊ /

adjective

  1. vigilant or alert
  2. archaic.
    not sleeping
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɲٳڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈɲٳڳܱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ɲٳfܱ· adverb
  • ɲٳfܱ·Ա noun
  • self-ɲٳfܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ɲٳfܱ adjective
  • un·ɲٳfܱ· adverb
  • un·ɲٳfܱ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of watchful1

First recorded in 1540–50; watch + -ful
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Synonym Study

See alert.
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Example Sentences

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Under the watchful eye of doctors, Chris started by eating a fraction of a milligram of peanut powder mixed with yoghurt.

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We could see into that Holiday Inn through its plate glass windows and observe cops walking around its lobby with billy clubs, keeping a watchful eye on us.

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Because Marple and Poirot are trademarked by a watchful Christie estate, there have been no new stories added to the originals; they are just adapted, again and again, sometimes faithfully, often very loosely.

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Documents that, these days, are kept under the watchful eye of CCTV.

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She was always serious, watchful, with an eye on her party's and her own future.

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