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- pronunciation:
- ju
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sh
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent.
The country must make judicious use of the scarce resources it has.A judicious parent thinks carefully when deciding how to discipline a child.- synonyms:
- politic, prudent, sagacious, wise
- antonyms:
- asinine, crazy, ill-advised, injudicious
- similar words:
- advisable, astute, careful, circumspect, discreet, hardheaded, intelligent, levelheaded, provident, reasonable, sage, shrewd, sound
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cagey, canny, discerning, logical, moderate, safe, sane, scrupulous, sensible, sober, tactful |
(adj.)judicious
+ noun
amount,
antibiotic,
application,
appraisal,
arrangement,
assessment,
balance,
choice,
combination,
cut,
decision,
discipline,
fertilizer,
investment,
judge,
management,
manner,
marriage,
mix,
mixture,
observation,
observer,
placement,
planning,
reader,
reasoning,
resource,
selection,
shopping,
spectator,
spending,
stress,
technology,
temperament,
use
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| derivations: |
judiciously (adv.), judiciousness (n.) |
The word judicious
contains the following parts:
jud, jur, just
Latin
root
that means justice, law; swear
  Example words:
adjudicate, abjure, adjure, conjure, injudicious, injure, injury, injustice, judge, judgment, judicial, judiciary, judicious, juridical, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jury, just, justice, justify, perjure, perjury, unjust
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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