prudentlyadv.
/ˈpruːdntli/, U.S. /ˈprudn(t)li/ In a prudent manner; with circumspection, forethought, or discretion; judiciously; †wisely (obsolete).
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [adverb]
wiselyc888
redlyeOE
spacklya1375
wittilya1375
prudentlya1382
redilyc1391
sagelya1400
sapiently1477
wise1487
wittingly1487
savourly1494
sageouslyc1500
ingeniously1548
judiciously1593
in his (or its, etc.) wisdom1852
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > prudence, discretion > [adverb]
prudentlya1382
advisedlyc1400
cannily1581
advisably1606
well-judged1768
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [adverb] > prudently
prudentlya1382
discreetlyc1390
prudentialc1460
well-advisedly1525
cannily1581
discreet1592
prudentially1641
discreetfully1737
a1382 Prefatory Epist. St. Jerome in Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) iv. 29 Twelue ȝere þe saueoure hadde fulfyllid, & in þe temple syttyng..more techiþ whyl he prudentlych [a1450 L.V. wisely; L. prudenter] demaundiþ.
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xvi. 8 The lord preiside the fermour of wickidnesse, for he hadde don prudently.
?c1430 J. Lydgate Daunce Machabree (Huntington) 71 Al honoure, who prudentely can see, Is litel worthe, that doth soo sone pace.
1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope ii. ii He dothe prudently and wysely whiche taketh good hede to the ende.
a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 95 Remedys prudentely to be applyd to such sorys & dyseasys.
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 94 Albeit thay regairdet not mekle..daintie dishis..prudentlie thay fand out a new diuice and maner of kuiking.
1620 T. Granger Syntagma Logicum i. xli. 143 Vpon which consideration Ramus most prudently, and truly logically iudgeth the nature of the argument.
1694 J. Kettlewell Compan. for Persecuted 151 That I may answer..so prudently, as not to prejudice myself.
1720 N. Collier Necessity providing Law suppressing Swearing 15 Also find out a more effectual Way to put the Laws, which they shall prudently make, in Execution.
1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xiii. 365 Constantius had very prudently divided his forces.
1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. ii. 68 It sometimes happens..that old officers act more prudently than happily.
1898 Argosy Aug. 15 He prudently resolved to remain by the animal until it had expended its strength and halted of its own accord.
1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 9/2 Ryan prudently set his foot against the door that it might not be forced open beyond three inches.
1959 Observer 24 May 19/5 Some of those portly senior danseurs were prudently left behind.
1995 Laywitness Mar. 5/2 While we serve God, not mammon.., death and taxes are nonetheless realities that we should plan for prudently.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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