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watchful
[ woch-fuhl ]
adjective
- vigilant or alert; closely observant:
The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- Archaic. wakeful.
watchful
/ ˈɒʃʊ /
adjective
- vigilant or alert
- archaic.not sleeping
Derived Forms
- ˈɲٳڳܱ, adverb
- ˈɲٳڳܱԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɲٳfܱ· adverb
- ɲٳfܱ·Ա noun
- self-ɲٳfܱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ɲٳfܱ adjective
- un·ɲٳfܱ· adverb
- un·ɲٳfܱ·Ա noun
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
County’s juvenile halls — all of which have unfolded under the watchful eye of the California attorney general’s office.
Under the watchful eye of doctors, Chris started by eating a fraction of a milligram of peanut powder mixed with yoghurt.
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.
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.
Documents that, these days, are kept under the watchful eye of CCTV.
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