All 4 Uses of
prudent
in
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- If anyone deems it prudent, or thinks he would be happier, to stay on the Moon, that's his privilege.†
Chpt 19 *
- Do you think it would be prudent of us to give you passage back to the place where you committed these acts—there to stir up more mischief?†
Chpt 19
- It seemed the prudent course.†
Chpt 24
- But was not a war warning, was mostly assurances that Moon colony could not possibly build H-bombs—but might be prudent to avoid areas which these criminals claimed to be aiming at.†
Chpt 25
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.