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prudent

[prood-nt]

adjective

  1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; discreet or circumspect; sagacious; sober.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. careful in providing for the future; provident.

    a prudent decision.

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prudent

/ ˈːəԳ /

adjective

  1. discreet or cautious in managing one's activities; circumspect

  2. practical and careful in providing for the future

  3. exercising good judgment or common sense

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • prudently adverb
  • nonprudent adjective
  • preprudent adjective
  • superprudent adjective
  • unprudent adjective
  • ˈܻԳٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prudent1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ūԳ- (stem of ūŧԲ ), contraction of ōŧԲ provident
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prudent1

C14: from Latin ūŧԲ far-sighted, contraction of ōԲ acting with foresight; see provident
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It is also prudent to bring a paper map of the area, available at REI and other outdoors supply stores.

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The club's board had warned, external in April 2005 about the dangers of this amount of debt, saying it was not "prudent" and risked "a downward spiral in both team and financial performance".

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WRU chief executive Tierney even used this as one of the reasons for the Cardiff takeover by stating it was more financially prudent to maintain four professional sides.

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"Ultimately the Fed is going to do what's prudent," he said.

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“Out of an abundance of caution and the health of Mr. Santana, the decision to postpone the show was the most prudent course of action.”

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