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prudently, adv.|ˈpruːdəntlɪ|
[f. prudent a. + -ly2.]
In a prudent manner; with prudence, circumspection, discretion, or practical wisdom; discreetly, wisely, judiciously.
1382Wyclif Luke xvi. 8 The lord preiside the fermour of wickidnesse, for he hadde don prudently. 1484Caxton Fables of æsop ii. ii, He dothe prudently and wysely whiche taketh good hede to the ende. 1538Starkey England ii. i. 143 Remedys prudentely to be applyd to such sorys and dyseasys. 1694Kettlewell Comp. Persecuted 151 That I may answer..so prudently, as not to prejudice myself. 1776Gibbon Decl. & F. xiii. I. 365 Constantius had very prudently divided his forces. 1828Disraeli Chas. I, II. ii. 68 It sometimes happens..that old officers act more prudently than happily. Mod. Others prudently waited for further news.
So ˈprudentness, prudence (Bailey, II. 1727). |