judicious
adjective
using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic.
judiciousness
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a word derived from
judicious.
Example Sentences
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So much for the judiciousness of elected officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Lisiecki plays with gentle judiciousness, aristocratic reserve and a touch that tends shadowy without losing a core of clarity.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
“We need to proceed with prudence and caution and judiciousness to make sure that we get this right.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
In Falls Church, said Matt Erwin with calm judiciousness, the pouring rain was “short of torrential.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021
Besides which, it must ever be remembered that the judiciousness of an undertaking is not always to be judged of by its immediate results.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 by William Chambers
