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What is the adjective for watchfully?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb watch which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

watchable
  1. That can be watched.
  2. That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch
watchful
  1. observant, vigilant and aware
  2. Synonyms:
      3. alert, attentive, observant, vigilant, wary, aware, circumspect, heedful, awake, eagle-eyed, keen-eyed, perceptive, suspicious, careful, cautious, chary, guarded, keen, prepared, ready, wakeful, glued, hooked, tentie, tenty, unsleeping, on guard, sharp, all ears, hawk-eyed, on the lookout, on tiptoe, on your toes, sharp-eyed, with eyes peeled, Argus-eyed, not missing a trick, on one's toes, on the alert, on the ball, on the watch, gimlet-eyed, open-eyed, wide awake, wide-awake, with one's eyes skinned, on the qui vive, on the job, cagey, mindful … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Holli moved in the trees, staying above the others as she remained watchful for additional threats.”
      “Though no substitute for a watchful eye, fences are a good way to help keep a wandering young one in bounds.”
      “She had learned too early in life to be wary and watchful, to worry and to expect the worst.”
watchlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a watch (timepiece).
watchfull
  1. Obsolete spelling of watchful
watchless
  1. Without a watch (timepiece).
watched
  1. simple past tense and past participle of watch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. seen, observed, witnessed, beheld, beholden, caught, checked out, examined, taken in, feasted one's eyes on, followed, gotten a load of, regarded, eyed, viewed, contemplated, eyeballed, surveyed, noted, scrutinized, inspected, noticed, saw, scanned, studied, stared at, gazed at, perceived, checked, glimpsed, clocked, spied, heeded, minded, spotted, cased, scoped out, ogled at, watched like a hawk, recce'd, gaped at, made eyes at, caught sight of, focused on, concentrated on, scrutinised, rubbernecked, took in, got a load of, paid attention to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Urban had long since returned his Luger to its holster, confident that the watched prisoner no longer offered a serious problem in resistance.”
watching
  1. present participle of watch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. caring, supporting, fostering, nurturing, raising, guarding, facilitating, maintaining, accommodating, sustaining, nourishing, baby sitting, ministering, mothering, nursing, overseeing, protecting, supervising, sitting, attending to, bringing up, fending for, keeping an eye on, looking after, looking out for, paying attention to, providing for, seeing to, tending to, watching over, minding, superintending, caring for, nannying, keeping, keeping watch over, ministering to, presiding over, safeguarding, waiting on, taking care of, riding shotgun, cultivating, helping, rearing, assisting, aiding, encouraging, tending, advancing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Today, we will be celebrating the Day of Light, under the watching eye of the Seven Knights.”
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