All 6 Uses of
prudent
in
Madame Bovary
- Prudence! above all, prudence!†
Chpt 2.9
- above all, prudence!"†
Chpt 2.9
- For fear of seeming ridiculous, Emma before going in wished to have a little stroll in the harbour, and Bovary prudently kept his tickets in his hand, in the pocket of his trousers, which he pressed against his stomach.†
Chpt 2.15
- Homais had thought over his speech; he had rounded, polished it, made it rhythmical; it was a masterpiece of prudence and transitions, of subtle turns and delicacy; but anger had got the better of rhetoric.†
Chpt 3.2
- She was prudent enough to lay by a thousand crowns, with which the first three bills were paid when they fell due; but the fourth, by chance, came to the house on a Thursday, and Charles, quite upset, patiently awaited his wife's return for an explanation.†
Chpt 3.5
- ...but vanity getting the better of all prudence,
Chpt 3.6 *prudence = good sense and caution
Definition:
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(prudent) sensible and careful