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[ proo-den-shuhl ] / pruˈdɛn ʃəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prudential ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence. exercising prudence. having discretionary or advisory authority, as in business matters. Origin of prudential1635–45; <Latin prūdenti(a) prudence + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM prudentialpru·den·tial·ly, adverbpru·den·tial·ness, pru·den·ti·al·i·ty [proo-den-shee-al-i-tee], /pruˌdɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti/, nounnon·pru·den·tial, adjectivenon·pru·den·tial·ly, adverb un·pru·den·tial, adjectiveun·pru·den·tial·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prudentialprudent, prudential Words nearby prudentialprs., PRT, prude, prudence, prudent, prudential, Prudentius, prudery, Prudhoe Bay, Prud'hon, prudish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prudentialMessina walked into the empty offices in the Prudential building in March 2011 with a single box of personal items. No Drama Obama’s Dramatic 2012 Reelection Campaign|Richard Wolffe|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Instead, they fought by proxy, like cold war superpowers trapped inside the so-called Prudential building. No Drama Obama’s Dramatic 2012 Reelection Campaign|Richard Wolffe|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Eisenhower was a prudential, common sense Republican, who loathed extremism and arrogant ignorance. The Republicans Are Now the Stupid Party|Jeffrey Hart|November 6, 2008|DAILY BEAST The misery check, as Malthus called all those influences that are not prudential, is an ugly phrase not fully justified. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development|Francis Galton
Would he defend the prudential committee, or would he declare for the teacher? Coniston, Complete|Winston Churchill He will appeal to the prudential motive, by showing that want of cleanliness breeds disease. The Moral Instruction of Children|Felix Adler Prudential considerations have a just, though not exclusive, claim to Miss Delamere's attention. Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth From prudential as well as political motives, she was at first easily persuaded to repress her desire. The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete|Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe
British Dictionary definitions for prudential
adjectivecharacterized by or resulting from prudence exercising prudence or sound judgment Derived forms of prudentialprudentially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prudentialefficient, cost-effective, prudent, practical, sparing, saving, penny-pinching, spare, close, mean, scrimping, skimping, avaricious, canny, chary, circumspect, closefisted, frugal, meager, methodical |