All 9 Uses of
prudent
in
Little Women
- You had better ask Mother's leave before you order anything," returned Meg prudently.†
Chpt 1.11
- Meg, dear, be prudent, watch over your sisters, consult Hannah, and in any perplexity, go to Mr. Laurence.†
Chpt 1.16
- Mrs. March smiled, as if well pleased, and Jo clapped her hands, exclaiming, with a laugh, "You are almost equal to Caroline Percy, who was a pattern of prudence!†
Chpt 1.21
- Till now she had done well, been prudent and exact, kept her little account books neatly, and showed them to him monthly without fear.†
Chpt 2.28
- That night he looked as if he would like the fun of quizzing her figures and pretending to be horrified at her extravagance, as he often did, being particularly proud of his prudent wife.†
Chpt 2.28
- Don't be anxious about me, remember I am your 'prudent Amy', and be sure I will do nothing rashly.†
Chpt 2.31 *
- Bless my soul, what unearthly prudence!†
Chpt 2.39
- But Jo had her own eyes to take care of, and feeling that they could not be trusted, she prudently kept them on the little sock she was knitting, like a model maiden aunt.†
Chpt 2.43
- Amy does too—I see it in her eyes, though she prudently waits to turn it over in her mind before she speaks.†
Chpt 2.47
Definition:
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(prudent) sensible and careful