Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Prudent

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Prudent


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(1):

(a.) Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as, prudent behavior.

(2):

(a.) Frugal; economical; not extravagant; as, a prudent woman; prudent expenditure of money.