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judiciously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a judicious manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a judicious manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's use these intelligence tests judiciously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: injudiciously

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English judicious Middle English -ly English -ly English judiciously From judicious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: judicieusement — in a judicious manner
  • German: umsichtig — in a judicious manner
  • German: vernünftig — in a judicious manner
  • German: verständig — in a judicious manner
  • Russian: рассуди́тельно (rassudítelʹno) — in a judicious manner
  • Turkish: adaletli — in a judicious manner
  • Turkish: akıllıca — in a judicious manner
  • Turkish: sağduyulu — in a judicious manner
  • Turkish: makul — in a judicious manner