All 3 Uses of
prudent
in
Cujo
- Now he opened his wallet and thumbed through the cards, cards from Prudential agents in Virginia, realtors in Colorado, a dozen businesses in between.†
prudential = arising from or characterized by being sensible and careful
- But like a practical joker who had stuffed a load into someone's cigarette, he wanted to stick around (at a prudent distance, of course) and watch it blow up.†
- it seemed prudent to do everything legally.
*prudent = sensible and cautious
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.