thoughtful
Thoughtfully directed by George Ballis, this production is brilliantly performed by a 19-member cast.
George stared thoughtfully at the floor.
When asked how he'll make sure that doesn't happen, he pauses thoughtfully and replies, "I have people to do that for me."
Dennis thoughtfully offered to drop me off in town.
Take the time to lay out the beds thoughtfully so the right amount of water reaches your garden plants and you do not encourage weeds.
While change is difficult, a thoughtfully planned process can turn problems into opportunities.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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thoughtfully | American Dictionary

thoughtfully
adverb
us/ˈθɔt·fə·li/
in a way that shows you tend to think seriously about things or treat people with care and consideration:
He answers questions thoughtfully.

Examples of thoughtfully

thoughtfully
It promised to be relatively easy to build, and detailed examination revealed that minor elements such as offices and kitchens were neatly and thoughtfully integrated.
Some of the higher profile events were thoughtfully planned and choreographed precisely to show such a nation fused through song.
Thoughtfully creative, performed responses require thorough familiarity with the music's structures, devices and processes.
At all events, the work is thoughtfully done.
After all, actions are not always planfully or thoughtfully carried out and all thoughts are (thankfully) not acted on.
They also thoughtfully provide a list of useful internet sites where relevant software may be obtained.
Throughout, the economic and cultural stimulii to rebellion are thoughtfully reconstructed.
This progress promises more thoughtfully designed and investigated language tests in addition to more thoughtful and investigative test users.
All of these volumes are planned thoughtfully and written beguilingly; they are musical journalism of the highest order.
The recognition of the need to understand more completely the pathogenesis of the cardiac involvement of rheumatic fever is thoughtfully addressed.
Clearly, these are major issues thoughtfully addressed, and all in one slim volume.
The album should of course be used thoughtfully.
It is astonishing to see an ethical and thoughtfully operated punk record label described as capitalist, or after twenty years of existence as a failure.
I made my way to the bottom, retrieved the cart, and thoughtfully drove it to the top.
An historical account of the various theories, techniques and instruments, and the pioneers who invented or discovered them, is thoughtfully presented throughout the book.
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