All 4 Uses
prudent
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
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- Who would break my teeth, and I, imprudent-like, Was poking...'†
Act 2imprudent = unwisestandard prefix: The prefix "im-" in imprudent means not and reverses the meaning of prudent. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "M" or "P" as seen in words like immoral, immature, and impossible.
- ROXANE: But swear he shall be prudent?†
Act 3 *
- Let him stay in—be prudent!†
Act 5
- LE BRET (raising his arms to heaven): Prudent!†
Act 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(prudent) sensible and careful
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Prudence is also a female name.