prudent
/ˈpɹu.dənt/ adjective C1- Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct. · It is prudent to consult a physician before beginning any new exercise regimen.
- Practically wise, judicious, shrewd. · His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top.
- Frugal; economical; not extravagant. · Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget.
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As prudent sailors have to do:
Collins’s respectability, and Charlotte’s prudent, steady character.
“Pray, my dear aunt, what is the difference in matrimonial affairs, between the mercenary and the prudent motive?
Her prudent mother, occupied by the same ideas, forbore to invite him to sit by herself.
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