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Hungarian
Etymology
From körültekint (“to look around”) + -ő (present-participle suffix), from körül- (“around”) + tekint (“to look”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: kö‧rül‧te‧kin‧tő
- Rhymes: -tøː
Participle
körültekintő
- present participle of körültekint
Adjective
körültekintő (comparative körültekintőbb, superlative legkörültekintőbb)
- circumspect, considerate, deliberate, wary (carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent)
- Synonyms: elővigyázatos, óvatos, gondos, meggondolt, megfontolt, előrelátó, alapos
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Further reading
- körültekintő in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN