Prudent

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  • adjective. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense.
  • adjective. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Thoughtful; judicious; sagacious; sensible.
  • Careful of self-interest; provident; politic; worldly-wise.
  • Discreet; circumspect; decorous.
  • Judicious; wise; prudential.
  • Synonyms Careful, circumspect, etc. See cautious.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; ; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence.
  • adjective. Frugal; economical; not extravagant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence;
  • adjective. Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
  • adjective. Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment