judicious

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /dʒuˈdɪʃəs/ UK /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having or showing good judgment; prudent

    A judicious mix of caution and daring carried the venture to success.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · having or showing good... prudentsensiblewisediscerningsagaciousastutecircumspect
Word family
Forms judiciouslyjudiciousness
Derived forms judiciouslyjudiciousness
Related forms judicialjudgejudgment

Etymology

From French 'judicieux', from Latin 'iudicium' ('judgment'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say').

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