judicious
Americanadjective
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using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic.
judicious use of one's money.
- Antonyms:
- imprudent
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having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment; wise, sensible, or well-advised.
a judicious selection of documents.
- Synonyms:
- considered, sagacious, sound, sound, sober, reasonable, rational, rational
- Antonyms:
- unreasonable, silly
adjective
Related Words
See practical. See moderate. Judicious, judicial both refer to a balanced and wise judgment. Judicious implies the possession and use of discerning and discriminating judgment: a judicious use of one's time. Judicial has connotations of judgments made in a courtroom and refers to a fair and impartial kind of judgment: cool and judicial in examining the facts.
Other Word Forms
- judiciously adverb
- judiciousness noun
- overjudicious adjective
- overjudiciousness noun
Etymology
Origin of judicious
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin jūdici(um) “judgment” ( judge, -ium ) + -ous; compare Italian giudizioso, French judicieux
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“And it has to be judicious because that’s what we’re all about. We want peace, liberty and justice for the great people of Venezuela.”
"We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," he said.
From BBC
He said that he and his colleagues were trying to be “thoughtful and judicious” when considering the risk of an AI bubble.
From MarketWatch
As it unfolds, Mr. Ellis’s voice effortlessly slides between registers, conveying shifts in emphasis by judicious use of falsetto, which is often layered via multitrack.
“What we want to stay really judicious on is: Are we hiring the absolute best, and does the meritocracy work all the way through the system?” he said.
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