Judicious
31judicious — adjective Syn: wise, sensible, prudent, shrewd, astute, canny, discerning Ant: ill advised …
32judicious — [dʒuːˈdɪʃəs] adj formal showing intelligence and good judgment …
33judicious — adj. 1 sensible, prudent. 2 sound in discernment and judgement. Derivatives: judiciously adv. judiciousness n. Etymology: F judicieux f. L judicium (as JUDICIAL) …
34judicial, judicious — Although these words have a common Latin base meaning judgment, they have different uses today. Judicial refers only to justice, courts of law, and judges: Judicial proceedings are likely to be slow and involved. The attorney tried to assume a… …
35judiciously — judicious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or done with good judgement. DERIVATIVES judiciously adverb judiciousness noun …
36judiciousness — judicious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or done with good judgement. DERIVATIVES judiciously adverb judiciousness noun …
37wise — wise, sage, sapient, judicious, prudent, sensible, sane are comparable when they mean having or manifesting the power to recognize the best ends and the best means to attain those ends. Wise applies to one or the acts or views of one who is so… …
38judicial — judicial, judicious These two words, both derived from the Latin word judex meaning ‘judge’, are easily confused although their current meanings are distinct. Judicial means ‘relating to judges or legal processes’ (a judicial inquiry / a judicial …
39moderate — moderately, adv. moderateness, n. adj., n. /mod euhr it, mod rit/; v. /mod euh rayt /, adj., n., v., moderated, moderating. adj. 1. kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price. 2. of… …
40reasonable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sound, sensible; fair, moderate; rational, logical. See cheapness, moderation, sanity.Ant., unreasonable, irrational. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Amenable to reason] Syn. rational, sensible, sane,… …
