Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Careful

Careful (kâr"ful) , adjective

[Anglo-Saxon cearful.]

1.
Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic]
Be careful [Rev. Ver. “anxious”] for nothing. — Phil. iv. 6
The careful plowman doubting stands. — Milton
2.
Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
The careful cold beginneth for to creep. — Spenser
By Him that raised me to this careful height. — Shakespeare
3.
Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, 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