judicious

(jū-dĭsh'əs)
adj.
Having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent.

[From French judicieux, from Latin iūdicium, judgment, from iūdex, iūdic-, judge. See judge.]

judiciously ju·di'cious·ly adv.

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adjective

Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence: balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound², well-founded, well-grounded, wise¹. See reason/unreason, sane/insane.

adj

Definition: wise, thoughtful
Antonyms: foolish, hasty, idiotic, ill-advised, injudicious, irrational, nonsensical, reckless, senseless, thoughtless, unwise

For a list of words related to judicious, see:

• Wise, Mature, or Experienced
• Good, Sincere, Honest, or Just
• Judgments and Critiques - judicious: (adj) having or exercising sound judgment

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velovervejet, klog

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstandig, afgewogen

Français (French)
adj. - judicieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - klarblickend, umsichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συνετός, φρόνιμος, με ορθή κρίση

Italiano (Italian)
giudizioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - judicioso, feito de maneira sensível e cuidadosa

Русский (Russian)
здравомыслящий, целесообразный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - juicioso, sensato, cuerdo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förståndig, klok, omdömesgill

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
头脑精明的, 判断正确的, 贤明的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頭腦精明的, 判斷正確的, 賢明的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 판단력 있는, 신중한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 思慮分別ある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حصيف الراي, حكيم, سديد الراي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נבון, מתון, מיושב בדעתו, מחושב‬

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