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| 1. | [ adjective ] careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment | |
| Examples: | "a prudent manager" "prudent rulers" "prudent hesitation" "more prudent to hide than to fight" |
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| Related terms: | imprudent judicious circumspect provident prudential careful wise responsible provident | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence | |
| Examples: | "maintained a prudent silence" |
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| Related terms: | discreet | |
| Similar spelling: |
Pruden prudently prudential Prudence pretend pretense pretence preteen proudhon Pridmore pretender pretended Predmore |
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