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judicious
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    I let a judicious amount of time go past, and then I set off to Port Ticonderoga, on the train, to consult Reenie.  (source)
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    "I like him," he announced judiciously.  (source)
    judiciously = in a manner that shows good judgment
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    In certain circumstances the common folk judiciously allowed them certain privileges by the simple method of becoming blind to some of the Ewells' activities.  (source)
    judiciously = wisely
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    You will surprise the queen with your judicious punishment of Dodge, I'm sure.  (source)
    judicious = showing good judgment
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    "Well," Brinker qualified judiciously, "not actually killed."  (source)
    judiciously = in a manner that is careful to be accurate
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    If you can convince yourself that Rob Hall died because he made a string of stupid errors and that you are too clever to repeat those same errors, it makes it easier for you to attempt Everest in the face of some rather compelling evidence that doing so is injudicious, in fact, the murderous outcome of 1996 was in many ways simply business as usual, Although a record number of people died in the spring climbing season on Everest, the 12 fatalities amounted to only 3 percent of the 398 climbers who ascended higher than Base Campwhich is actually slightly below the historical fatality rate of 3.3 percent.†  (source)
    injudicious = not showing good judgment
    standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in injudicious means not and reverses the meaning of judicious. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
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    If our neophyte, strong in the new-born love of antiquity, were to undertake to imitate what he had learnt to admire, it must be allowed he would act very injudiciously, if he were to select from the Glossary the obsolete words which it contains, and employ those exclusively of all phrases and vocables retained in modern days.†  (source)
    injudiciously = in a manner that shows bad judgment
    standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in injudiciously means not and reverses the meaning of judiciously. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
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    She spoke with the old stern judiciousness, but in a moment her face began to work and she burst into tears.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    Very judicious, considering the crime that banished you here in the first place.  (source)
    judicious = sensible
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    He rubbed his chin judiciously.  (source)
    judiciously = thoughtfully
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    I had to admit that Captain Nemo's leadership had been most injudicious.†  (source)
    injudicious = not showing good judgment
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    Directly the steward met them on the steps of Madame Odintsov's house, the friends could perceive that they had acted injudiciously in giving way so suddenly to a passing impulse.†  (source)
    injudiciously = in a manner that shows bad judgment
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    But I'll tell you something about him, W. O.," he continued after a moment, with calm but boding judiciousness.†  (source)
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