carefula.[AS. cearful.]1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.()Be careful [Rev. Ver. anxious] for nothing. (Phil. iv. 6.)The careful plowman doubting stands. (Milton.)2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.()The careful cold beginneth for to creep. (Spenser.)By Him that raised me to this careful height. (Shak.)3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right.()Thou hast been careful for us with all this care. (2. Kings iv, 13.)What could a careful father more have done? (Dryden.)()