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adjective

Judicious adj.

Of or relating to a court; judicial. (Obs.) "His last offenses to us Shall have judicious hearing."

Directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet. "He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows The fits o' the season."

Synonyms: Prudent; discreet; rational; wise; skillful; discerning; sagacious; well-advised.

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Etymology of 'Judicious'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Judicious" Quotes from Famous Books

... with him, and he always addressed her as "Your Royal Highness." Then, there was Dr Belman. He was playing whist one evening with a maiden lady for partner. She trumped his best card, and, at the end of the hand, he asked her the reason why. "Oh, Dr Belman" (smilingly), "I judged it judicious." "Judicious! JUDICIOUS!! JUDICIOUS!!! You old fool!" She never again touched a card. Was it the same maiden lady who was the strong believer in homoeopathy, and who one day took five globules of aconite ...

— Two Suffolk Friends • Francis Hindes Groome

... "let's see what this new era will bring about. There's a grand opening for it, and it has this advantage— people are much more dissatisfied with old creeds, and much more eager for new, than they have ever been. The reins are slack, if only there's a firm and judicious hand ...

— The Mystery of a Turkish Bath • E.M. Gollan (AKA Rita)

... packed their boxes yesterday, because this morning was baking morning, and since they were leaving home, it was desirable to make a good supply of meat-pies for the kitchen; and as she concluded this judicious remark, she turned to the Miss Gunns that she might not commit the rudeness of not including them in the conversation. The Miss Gunns smiled stiffly, and thought what a pity it was that these rich country people, ...

— Silas Marner - The Weaver of Raveloe • George Eliot

... funeral with a ceremonial forbidden {p.026} by the law, would be a strain of the prerogative which could not fail to create jealousy even among those to whom the difference between a Latin mass and an English service was not absolutely vital; and the judicious latitudinarianism to which the lay statesmen of the better sort were inclining, would make them dread the appearance of a disposition that would encourage the revolutionists. She owed her crown to the Protestants ...

— The Reign of Mary Tudor • James Anthony Froude

... the gentle guidance of our mother, Nature. Good air and judicious exercise for generations and generations before us have helped. Our ancestors knew the influence of art, sculpture, painting and music, which they were trained ...

— Mizora: A Prophecy - A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch • Mary E. Bradley

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