Definitions for prudent

prudent pru·dent

Spelling: [prood-nt]
IPA: /ˈprud nt/

Prudent is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in prudent (denprtu).

Definitions for prudent

adjective

  1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
  2. careful in providing for the future; provident:

Origin of prudent

1350-1400; Middle English Latin prūdent- (stem of prūdēns), contraction of prōvidēns provident

Examples for prudent

He resolved to be as prudent as possible, and avoid, as far as he could, any altercation with Haley.

It is, rather famously, not the most prudent move to get a Ph.D in philosophy.

There was no way to test blood for HIV, and excluding gays was a prudent move.

Very strong; and he is prudent to leave that opinion in writing.

I am to be prudent and economical, of course; that's part of my trust.

Will you permit me now to introduce you to your prudent friend and your fair enemy?

Bicycle riders are prudent to fear being clipped by a passing car.

It would be prudent to reach some kind of consensus soon, because when you collect-it-all, the next step is to automate-it-all.

It was the result of a chain of good decisions—wise, prudent, long-sighted, or, at the least, expedient choices.

A prudent person, lapsing into a dilemma, is specially discomfitted.

Word Value for prudent
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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