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Thoughtful   /θˈɔtfəl/   Listen
Thoughtful

adjective
1.
Having intellectual depth.
2.
Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought.
3.
Acting with or showing thought and good sense.  Synonym: serious-minded.
4.
Taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention.  Synonyms: attentive, heedful, paying attention.  "So heedful a writer" , "Heedful of what they were doing"
5.
Considerate of the feelings or well-being of others.



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"Thoughtful" Quotes from Famous Books



... farm-yard in the lovely village of Yokelton, in the county of Somerset. Both men had evidently passed what is called the "prime of life," as was manifest from their white hair, wrinkled brows, and stooping shoulders. It was obvious that they were contemplating some object with great interest and thoughtful attention. ...
— The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit • Richard Harris

... he then made, that for the present he should remain with them at home, and postpone his return to Maynooth, if not abandon the notion of the priesthood altogether. When the Bodagh left his son, after this dialogue, his open, good-humored countenance seemed clouded, his brow thoughtful, and his whole manner that of a man who has heard something more than usually unpleasant; but, whatever this intelligence was, he, too, appeared equally studious to conceal it. The day now arrived on which Connor O'Donovan was ...
— Fardorougha, The Miser - The Works of William Carleton, Volume One • William Carleton

... starlings flew into a tree, not recognising Evelyn and Monsignor, but the blackbirds and thrushes were tamer and ran in front, watching the visitors with round, thoughtful eyes, the beautiful shape of the blackbird showing against the white background, and everybody admiring his golden bill and legs. The sparrows flew about Sister Mary John in a little cloud, until ...
— Sister Teresa • George Moore

... which, as we have seen, is practically illimitable. If the immense electrical energy in the interior of the atom can ever be liberated and controlled, then our steadily decreasing coal supply will no longer be the bugbear it now is to all thoughtful men. ...
— The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) - A Plain Story Simply Told • J. Arthur Thomson

... 'A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin's teaching, intended to separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent from what is transient and erroneous in the great master's ...
— The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents • H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


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