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English to English adjective
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careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment |  | Example: a prudent manager
prudent rulers
prudent hesitation
more prudent to hide than to fight
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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