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Definition of judicious in English: judiciousadjective dʒuːˈdɪʃəsdʒuˈdɪʃəs Having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense. the judicious use of public investment Example sentencesExamples - We were, quite literally, reaping the rewards of ignoring the judicious practice of crop rotation.
- Do people with fewer resources have to be more judicious than those with more?
- Organised for the 19th year, the fair aims to impress on the young the need for judicious use of water.
- He stressed, however, pressure, if any, must be applied in a judicious way and only when appropriate.
- I think the play might have benefited from some judicious cutting, as this is a very wordy piece, which went on for more than three hours.
- You have a logical, judicious, and pleasant way of expressing yourself and you do so in a straightforward fashion.
- It is a careful, judicious, moderate way forward proposed by a man who knows about war.
- Indeed, the lack of judicious editing is the most obvious problem with this book.
- Most of the women credit card holders are judicious in using their cards.
- The overall presentation is straightforward, the placing and lighting are thoughtful and judicious.
- They too believed in historic inevitability, but felt it judicious to help history along with a bit with military force.
- All one needs to do is a little judicious planning and research before heading there.
- Social occasions in particular require judicious thought and planning.
- I have been very judicious about the interviews that I have agreed to do through the years.
- If so, then judicious quotation from the diaries might have made this point just as well as their wholesale reproduction.
- Is that level of funding secure and is it open to judicious increases?
- Make wise and judicious use of resources, without waste, but use them; do not allow them to languish untapped.
- With judicious editing and good music, suddenly you can seem like a star on the screen.
- This judicious selection means less than 200 garments worldwide will be produced.
- The curators were judicious in their selection of authors for the exhibition catalogue.
Synonyms wise, sensible, prudent, politic, shrewd, astute, canny, sagacious, common-sense, commonsensical, sound, well advised, well judged, well thought out, considered, thoughtful, perceptive, discerning, clear-sighted, insightful, far-sighted, percipient, discriminating, informed, intelligent, clever, enlightened, logical, rational discreet, careful, cautious, circumspect, diplomatic strategic, expedient, practical, advisable, in one's (best) interests informal smart, savvy Scottish & Northern English informal pawky North American informal heads-up dated, informal long-headed rare argute, sapient
Usage Judicious means ‘using good judgement, careful and sensible’, as in the judicious use of public investment or the judicious use of pesticides; it should not be confused with judicial, which means ‘relating to the administration of justice’, as in the judicial system Origin Late 16th century: from French judicieux, from Latin judicium 'judgement' (see judicial). Rhymes adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious Definition of judicious in US English: judiciousadjectivejo͞oˈdiSHəsdʒuˈdɪʃəs Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense. the efficient and judicious use of pesticides Example sentencesExamples - I think the play might have benefited from some judicious cutting, as this is a very wordy piece, which went on for more than three hours.
- Make wise and judicious use of resources, without waste, but use them; do not allow them to languish untapped.
- We were, quite literally, reaping the rewards of ignoring the judicious practice of crop rotation.
- The overall presentation is straightforward, the placing and lighting are thoughtful and judicious.
- He stressed, however, pressure, if any, must be applied in a judicious way and only when appropriate.
- Most of the women credit card holders are judicious in using their cards.
- Social occasions in particular require judicious thought and planning.
- All one needs to do is a little judicious planning and research before heading there.
- The curators were judicious in their selection of authors for the exhibition catalogue.
- It is a careful, judicious, moderate way forward proposed by a man who knows about war.
- With judicious editing and good music, suddenly you can seem like a star on the screen.
- They too believed in historic inevitability, but felt it judicious to help history along with a bit with military force.
- Organised for the 19th year, the fair aims to impress on the young the need for judicious use of water.
- I have been very judicious about the interviews that I have agreed to do through the years.
- This judicious selection means less than 200 garments worldwide will be produced.
- Indeed, the lack of judicious editing is the most obvious problem with this book.
- If so, then judicious quotation from the diaries might have made this point just as well as their wholesale reproduction.
- You have a logical, judicious, and pleasant way of expressing yourself and you do so in a straightforward fashion.
- Do people with fewer resources have to be more judicious than those with more?
- Is that level of funding secure and is it open to judicious increases?
Synonyms wise, sensible, prudent, politic, shrewd, astute, canny, sagacious, common-sense, commonsensical, sound, well advised, well judged, well thought out, considered, thoughtful, perceptive, discerning, clear-sighted, insightful, far-sighted, percipient, discriminating, informed, intelligent, clever, enlightened, logical, rational
Origin Late 16th century: from French judicieux, from Latin judicium ‘judgement’ (see judicial). |