Judicious meaning

Adjective: judicious

Pronunciation: (joo’di-shus)

Judicious meaning: Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters.

Synonyms: wise, sage, mentor, sensible, prudent, sagacious, enlightened

Quotations: Voltaire – Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

William Shakespeare – Though it make the unskillful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve.

Adam Smith – It is not by augmenting the capital of the country, but by rendering a greater part of that capital active and productive than would otherwise be so, that the most judicious operations of banking can increase the industry of the country.

Stephen McPherson – You have to be judicious about not letting the technology wag the dog of content. There are so many different aspects that go into all of these multiple platforms that you just can’t say it’s a successful show, so let’s put it on 20 platforms. But the idea that great content can be used in a multitude of different ways is a wonderful challenge and a wonderful opportunity.

Mark Twain – Women cannot receive even the most palpably judicious suggestion without arguing it, that is, married women.

George Washington – Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress is more admired, obtains more credit in the eyes of the judicious and sensible.

Sample sentences:

1. It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.
2. A judicious man uses statistics, not to get knowledge, but to save himself from having ignorance foisted upon him.
3. Man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
4. Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.
5. We think it was a fair process, a judicious process, and we’re ready to move forward with the next step.
6. With employment gains non-existent, income growth has slowed. As households also become more judicious in taking on more debt, consumer spending will remain soft.
7. We feel the community is talking about a community center, which could be phased in or discussed at a later date. We want to get the outdoor pool solidified. We have to approach this in a financial and judicious way.
8. We’re trying to be judicious. It’s not fantasy football. This is about people making sound judgement. That’s what we’re trying to do.
9. I just think you really need to let people see as much as they can in a judicious way. By showing even that little bit, you got a better sense of what some very bad people are willing to do to Americans.
10. I don’t like the idea of limiting the number of bills. But I think we have to be judicious in terms of how much time we spend on particular bills.