Describe an action as prudent if it is the wise thing to do under the existing circumstances. If you're getting in trouble, it is probably prudent to keep your mouth closed and just listen.
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;
Adjective S.
showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence; "maintained a prudent silence"
Adjective
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
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.
a.
Frugal; economical; not extravagant; as, a prudent woman;
prudent expenditure of money.
Prudent
Moses established a grave and prudent law.2.
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;
Usage Examples
I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.
The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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Other Usage ExamplesHappiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.
There is much that public policy can do to support American entrepreneurs. Health insurance reform will make it easier for entrepreneurs to take a chance on a new business without putting their family's health at risk. Tort reform will make it easier to take prudent risks on new products in a number of sectors.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future.
The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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