judicious

adjective ju·di·cious \ jü-ˈdi-shəs \

Updated on: 16 May 2018

Definition of judicious

: having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment

judicious investments

a judicious decision

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judiciously

adverb

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judiciousness

noun

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Examples of judicious in a Sentence

judicious use of our resources
Judicious planning now can prevent problems later.

Recent Examples of judicious from the Web

Ibsen lays on the (constantly shifting) symbolism with a trowel, including the theme of blindness versus sight and the question of whether life, like photographs, can benefit from a bit of judicious retouching.

— julia m. klein, Philly.com, "'Wild Duck' at Quintessence: Sleek, contemporary update of Ibsen," 8 Apr. 2018
Israeli military officials insisted that their soldiers were being extremely judicious in their use of live fire.

— david m. halbfinger, BostonGlobe.com, "9 killed in Gaza as Palestinian protesters face off with Israeli soldiers," 6 Apr. 2018
Be judicious when choosing tech products for your children.

— brian x. chen, New York Times, "Unknown Tech Brands Aren’t Like Groceries. Don’t Just Grab Them.," 4 Apr. 2018
The best solution is an informal societal understanding that all of us must be responsible and judicious in using old information.

— david lat, WSJ, "Give Amnesty for College Writings," 15 Apr. 2018
The power of establishing post roads must, in every view, be a harmless power, and may, perhaps, by judicious management, become productive of great public conveniency.

— chris stirewalt, Fox News, "Our awful Congress," 11 Apr. 2018
But Trump, Putin, and Bolton are not statesmen of a judicious persuasion.

— jeet heer, The New Republic, "A Cold War Without Guard Rails," 10 Apr. 2018
If physicians in the late 19th century learned to be judicious with morphine, physicians today can relearn that lesson with the wide array of opioids now available.

— jon kelvey, Smithsonian, "How Advertising Shaped the First Opioid Epidemic," 3 Apr. 2018
Maisel called for a judicious course in redirecting funds.

— lawrence specker, AL.com, "Mobile Airport Authority challenged to become 'really competitive'," 30 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of judicious

1591

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judicious Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of judicious

wise, sage, sapient, judicious, prudent, sensible, sane mean having or showing sound judgment. wise suggests great understanding of people and of situations and unusual discernment and judgment in dealing with them.