judicious C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /dʒuˈdɪʃəs/ UK /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 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 ↔ Opposites injudiciousimprudentrashfoolish Word family Forms judiciouslyjudiciousness Derived forms judiciouslyjudiciousness Related forms judicialjudgejudgment Etymology AI details From French 'judicieux', from Latin 'iudicium' ('judgment'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say'). judicieux Middle French iudicium Latin iudex Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # judicious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dʒuˈdɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. having or showing good judgment; prudent ## Examples - A judicious mix of caution and daring carried the venture to success. ## Synonyms - prudent - sensible - wise - discerning - sagacious - astute - circumspect ## Antonyms - injudicious - imprudent - rash - foolish ## Derived Forms - judiciously - judiciousness ## Related Forms - judicial - judge - judgment ## Roots and Affixes - Root: judicieux - Root: iudicium - Root: iudex ## Etymology From French 'judicieux', from Latin 'iudicium' ('judgment'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say'). ## AI Etymology Judicious comes from French 'judicieux', from Latin 'iudicium' ('judgment'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say'). The etymological trail includes Middle French judicieux, Latin iudicium, Latin iudex. The same word family includes judiciously, judiciousness, judicial, judge, judgment. Its current adjective use means "having or showing good judgment; prudent". ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown