circumspectness

English

Etymology

circumspect +‎ -ness

Noun

circumspectness (uncountable)

  1. the state or quality of being circumspect
    • 1865, Thomas Carlyle, History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)‎:
      It must be granted, poor George Wilhelm's case demanded circumspectness.
    • 1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man‎:
      "But if to the audacity of the design there be brought a commensurate circumspectness of execution, how then?"
    • 1831, Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus‎:
      If our suspicion be wholly unfounded, let his own questionable ways, not our necessary circumspectness bear the blame.
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