Judicious

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Judicious \Ju*di"cious\, a. [F. judicieux, fr. L. judicium
     judgment. See {Judicial}.]
     Of or relating to a court; judicial. [Obs.]
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           His last offenses to us


           Shall have judicious hearing.            --Shak.
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     2. Directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound
        judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet.
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              He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows
              The fits o' the season.               --Shak.
  
     Syn: Prudent; discreet; rational; wise; skillful; discerning;
          sagacious; well-advised.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  judicious
       adj 1: characterized by good judgment or sound thinking; "judicious
              journalism"
       2: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in
          practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a
          sensible manager"; "a wise decision" [syn: {sensible}, {wise}]
       3: proceeding from good sense or judgment; "a sensible choice"
          [syn: {sensible}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "judicious":
     astute, aware, bland, canny, careful, cautious, circumspect,
     considerate, considered, critical, deliberate, diplomatic,
     discerning, discreet, discriminating, discriminative,
     dispassionate, enlightened, equitable, fair, gentle, gingerly,
     guarded, heedful, hesitant, insightful, intelligent, judgmatic,
     judgmental, judicative, judicial, judiciary, juridic, juristic,
     leaving out nothing, logical, mild, mild as milk, mindful,
     moderate, noncommittal, nonviolent, objective, on guard,
     overlooking no possibility, pacifistic, pawky, peaceable, peaceful,
     perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, politic, provident, prudent,
     prudential, rational, reasonable, reflecting, reflective,
     regardful, safe, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, slow to act, sober,
     soft, sound, tactful, tame, temperate, tentative, thorough,
     thoughtful, unadventurous, uncommunicative, undaring,
     unenterprising, unprecipitate, well-advised, well-informed,
     well-judged, wise