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Webster 1913 Edition
Prudential
Pru-den′tial
,Adj.
1.
Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences;
“ A prudential line of conduct.” as,
. prudential
motivesSir W. Scott.
2.
Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive;
as, a
. prudential
committeePru-den′tial
,Noun.
That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; – usually in the
pl.
Many stanzas, in poetic measures, contain rules relating to common
prudentials
as well as to religion. I. Watts.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prudential
PRUDEN'TIAL
,Adj.
1.
Superintending the discretionary concerns of a society; as a prudential committee.Definition 2024
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English
Adjective
prudential (comparative more prudential, superlative most prudential)
- Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation. [from 15th c.]
- Sir Walter Scott
- a prudential line of conduct
- 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 206:
- Matrimony had always been a matter of prudential calculation.
- Sir Walter Scott
- Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious. [from 17th c.]
- advisory; superintending or executive
- a prudential committee