All 3 Uses of
prudent
in
The Namesake
- He remembered wanting to get out and go to the top of one of the skyscrapers, the way his father had once taken him to the top of the Prudential Center in Boston when he was little.†
Chpt 6prudential = arising from or characterized by being sensible and careful
- What about Prudence?†
Chpt 9prudence = good sense and caution
- Isn't Prudence one of the virtues?
Chpt 9 *
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.