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WATCHFUL
alert, watchful
(adjective) engaged in or accustomed to close observation; “caught by a couple of alert cops”; “alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came”; “constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty”
insomniac, sleepless, watchful
(adjective) experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; “insomniac old people”; “insomniac nights”; “lay sleepless all night”; “twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights”- Shakespeare
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
watchful (comparative more watchful, superlative most watchful)
observant, vigilant and aware
Source: Wiktionary
Watch"ful, a.
Definition: Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits. "Many a watchful night." Shak. "Happy watchful shepherds." Milton. 'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing. Keble.
Syn.
– Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect; wakeful; heedful.
– Watch"ful*ly, adv.
– Watch"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
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