All 4 Uses
prudent
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
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- 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
- 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.
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.