Definitions for judiciousdʒuˈdɪʃ əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ju•di•cious*dʒuˈdɪʃ əs(adj.)
having, exercising, or characterized by good judgment; discreet, prudent, balanced, or wise:
judicious use of one's money; a judicious selection.
* Syn: See practical.
Origin of judicious:
1590–1600; < L jūdici(um) judgment (see judicial ); cf. It giudizioso, F judicieux
ju•di′cious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
judicious, wise, heady(adj)
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
"judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
judicious(adjective)ʒuˈdɪʃ əs
showing or using good judgment
a judicious use of time; judiciously chosen
Wiktionary
judicious(Adjective)
Having, or characterized by, good judgment or sound thinking
Origin: Based on judicieux, itself based on iudicium.
Webster Dictionary
Judicious(adj)
of or relating to a court; judicial
Judicious(adj)
directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet
The Roycroft Dictionary
judicious
1. A state of mind wherein things are weighed in an imponderable scale; a conjunction of two negatives in a void. 2. To be wanting in foolishness, character or brains. 3. An exquisite and delicate perception of the difference between two things that are exactly alike, or the total unlikeness between two things that are absolutely different. 4. An umbrella to be carried on clear days as well as on rainy ones, thus protecting the possessor from everything. 5. To lie flat on your puss while the juggernaut of Opinion goes over you; to stand perfectly still between two streetcars going in opposite directions. 6. To see what's coming and avoid it by taking all sides.
Translations for judicious
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oordeelAfrikaans

- حَكيم، سَديد الرأيArabic

- благоразуменBulgarian

- ponderadoPortuguese (BR)

- uvážlivýCzech

- klugGerman

- velovervejetDanish

- συνετόςGreek

- juiciosoSpanish

- kaalutletudEstonian

- با درایتFarsi

- viisasFinnish

- judicieuxFrench

- נָבוֹןHebrew

- बुद्धिमानHindi

- razboritCroatian

- megfontoltHungarian

- bijaksanaIndonesian

- hygginn, skynsamlegurIcelandic

- giudiziosoItalian

- 思慮分別のあるJapanese

- 판단력 있는, 영리한Korean

- išmintingasLithuanian

- []prātīgsLatvian

- bijakMalay

- verstandigDutch

- klok, veloverveidNorwegian

- rozumnyPolish

- با درایتPersian

- دتميزخاوند، عاقل، دبصيرت څښتنPashto

- ponderadoPortuguese

- judiciosRomanian

- рассудительныйRussian

- rozumný; uvážlivý, súdnySlovak

- razsodenSlovenian

- razumanSerbian

- förstånd, omdöme, klokhetSwedish

- สุขุม; รอบคอบThai

- akıllıTurkish

- 明智的Chinese (Trad.)

- розсудливий, поміркованийUkrainian

- معقول، دانشمندانہUrdu

- đúng đắnVietnamese

- 明智的Chinese (Simp.)

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