prudential

[ proo-den-shuh l ]

/ pruˈdɛn ʃəl /

adjective

of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.

exercising prudence.

having discretionary or advisory authority, as in business matters.

Nearby words

Origin of prudential

1635–45; < Latin prūdenti(a) prudence + -al¹

Related forms

pru·den·tial·ly, adverbpru·den·tial·ness, pru·den·ti·al·i·ty

[proo-den-shee-al-i-tee] /pruˌdɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, nounnon·pru·den·tial, adjectivenon·pru·den·tial·ly, adverb

un·pru·den·tial, adjectiveun·pru·den·tial·ly, adverb

Can be confusedprudent prudential

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Examples from the Web for prudentially

Sigurd was cautious, prudentially cunctatory, though heartily friendly in his counsel to Olaf as to the King question.
Early Kings of Norway|Thomas Carlyle
It involves a radical venture of the will in the interest of what is unseen and prudentially incalculable.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts

British Dictionary definitions for prudentially

prudential

/ (pruːˈdɛnʃəl) /

adjective

characterized by or resulting from prudence

exercising prudence or sound judgment

Derived Formsprudentially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for prudentially

prudential

adj.

mid-15c., from Medieval Latin prudentialis, from Latin prudentia "a foreseeing, foresight" (see prudence). Related: Prudentially. Prudential, the U.S. insurance company, dates to the 1870s; its logo featuring the Rock of Gibraltar dates from c.1900 and was widely known 20c.