Defn: Circumscribing or tending to circumscribe; marcing the limits or form of.
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVELY
Cir`cum*scrip"tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a limited manner.
CIRCUMSCRIPTLY
Cir"cum*script`ly, adv.
Defn: In a literal, limited, or narrow manner. [R.] Milton.
CIRCUMSPECT Cir"cum*spect, a. Etym: [L. circumspectus, p. p. of circumspicere to look about one's self, to observe; circum + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy.]
Defn: Attentive to all the circustances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.
Syn.
— See Cautious.
CIRCUMSPECTION
Cir`cum*spec"tion, n. Etym: [L. circumspectio.]
Defn: Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness. With silent circumspection, unespied. Milton.