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prudent
/ˈpɹu.dənt/
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What does prudent mean?
adjective
- Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.
- Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.
- Frugal; economical; not extravagant.
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IPA pronunciation
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See this word in context.
Inflation remained low as unemployment stood at about 8% of the labor force and as the government followed prudent fiscal/monetary policies.
Following the example of certain prudent travellers, I withdrew unseen—and returned, not much wiser, to the Mediterranean, the sea of classic adventures.
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Neither could you have a better or a more prudent arrangement, or a greater source of security to the king and kingdom.
A plain husband-man is more Prudent in affaires of his own house, then a Privy Counseller in the affaires of another man.
With regard to misconduct, the number of prudent and successful undertakings is everywhere much greater than that of injudicious and unsuccessful ones.