Definition of prudent

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Prudent (a.) 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; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as, prudent behavior..

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Jurisprudent :: Jurisprudent (n.) One skilled in law or jurisprudence.
Prudential :: Prudential (a.) Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee..
Frugally :: Frugally (adv.) Thriftily; prudently.
Unprudent :: Unprudent (a.) Imprudent.
Cannei :: Cannei (a.) Cautious; prudent; safe..
Liberality :: Liberality (n.) A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities..
Sage :: Sage (superl.) Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.
Prudentialist :: Prudentialist (n.) One who is governed by, or acts from, prudential motives..
Wary :: Wary (a.) Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful..
Thriftless :: Thriftless (a.) Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.
Wise-hearted :: Wise-hearted (a.) Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent.
Measure :: Measure (a.) A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object; as, political measures; prudent measures; an inefficient measure..
Imprudent :: Imprudent (a.) Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
Advisedness :: Advisedness (n.) Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution.
Unpolitic :: Unpolitic (a.) Impolitic; imprudent.
Discreet :: Discreet (superl.) Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious..
Circumspect :: Circumspect (a.) Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.
Imprudence :: Imprudence (n.) The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence..
Prudentiality :: Prudentiality (n.) The quality or state of being prudential.
Prudentially :: Prudentially (adv.) In a prudential manner; prudently.
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