WATCHFUL, WATCHFULLY, WATCHFULNESS
ADJECTIVES
► ABER sharp-sighted; keenly observant; watchful → 1908 Sc.
► AIDENT of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive → 1812 Sc.
► CAT-EYED having watchful eyes → 1944 Amer. dial.
► EIDENT of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive → 1812 Sc.
► GUARDFUL watchful, careful → 1611
► HARE-EYED watchful; fearful → 1611
► HEEDY heedful, careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful → 1548 obs.
► LEVISOMNOUS watchful, soon waked; light-sleeping → 1656 obs.
► TENT watchful, attentive; keen; intent → 1789 Sc.
► TENTY careful, heedful, attentive; watchful, cautious → 1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► WAKER unsleeping, watchful, vigilant → c1000 obs.
► WAKERIFE indisposed to sleep, wakeful, vigilant, watchful → c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► WAKERLY wakeful, watchful → c1400 obs.
► WARE prepared, on one’s guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert → c1000 arch.
► WAREFUL watchful, cautious → 1548 obs.
ADVERBS
► WARELY watchfully, cautiously, circumspectly; prudently → c897 obs.
NOUNS
► ADVIGILANCY watchfulness, vigilance, care → 1577 obs.
► GARD attention, watchfulness; also, the object of one’s attention → a1569 obs.
► INVIGILANCY absence of vigilance or watchfulness → E17 obs.
► I-WARNESS watchfulness, vigilance, wariness → a1250 obs.
► WAIT watchfulness → 1575 obs.
► WATCH watchfulness, vigilance → a1400 obs.
VERBS
► INVIGILATE to arouse; to make watchful → E17 obs.
► KEEP ONE’S WEATHER EYE PEELED to be alert and watchful → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► WAIT to take precautions, to be watchful or cautious → a1300 obs.