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Dictionary definition for: Watchful

1. (s) carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness" "the vigilant eye of the town watch" "there was a watchful dignity in the room" "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

2. (s) experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people" "insomniac nights" "lay sleepless all night" "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

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