See Also: Watchful(medicine)
watchful(dictionary)
watchful(dictionary)
Watchful waiting(health)

watchful (iou)



watchful adjective. L15.
[from WATCH noun + -FUL.]
Characterized by vigilance or careful observation; engaged in or accustomed to watching or close observation; vigilant. Also foll. by of. L15.
She Ever anxious and watchful of her mother.
Wakeful, sleepless. arch. M16.
Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona Twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights.
Of a place, a duty, etc.: in which one must be on the watch. L16-M19.
watchfully adverb M16.
watchfulness noun L16.