ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
P. and V. ἐπιμελής (Sophocles, Fragment).
prudent: P. and V. σώφρων.
cautious: P. εὐλαβής.
exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής.
