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THORTFL/ˈθɔːtfl/

Thoughtful means showing care for others, or showing careful thinking: a thoughtful gift; a thoughtful analysis. Thought is the noun (already in the dictionary); though is contrast (already elsewhere). A thoughtful analysis still needs a figure. Mix-up: though / through / thoroughly. Do not call a long but empty paragraph thoughtful.

Meaning

Showing careful thinking, or showing care for other people.

Examples

• “A thoughtful analysis still needs a named figure, the marker wrote.”
• “A thoughtful pause before the answer is not a failed oral, which is the considerate-careful sense.”

Good to know

a thoughtful + noun; thoughtful of someone. Noun: thought. Trap: though / thoroughly. Literature, orals, and PSHE. Careful thinking or kindness, not mere length.

Near in meaning

considerate

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