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.)‎^[1]:

     It must be granted, poor George Wilhelm's case demanded circumspectness.

   • 1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man‎^[2]:

     "But if to the audacity of the design there be brought a commensurate circumspectness of execution, how then?"

   • 1831, Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus‎^[3]:

     If our suspicion be wholly unfounded, let his own questionable ways, not our necessary circumspectness bear the blame.