Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a prudent manner; with prudence or discretion; judiciously.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a prudent manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a prudent manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a prudent manner

Etymologies

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prudent +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • I can say for certain that those unions are crippling our ability to manage taxpayer money prudently, which is one of the big reasons most municipalities are broke today.

    The Union - All Categories 2009

  • All analysis is based on the idea of prudently addressing scarcity: too few players of the otherworldly talent level required at ... modelosports. blogspot.com 13 days ago

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  • BEIJING -- China's banking regulator on Saturday called on banks to "prudently" manage their lending, putting in place rules aimed at ensuring loans to individuals and businesses are used properly and requiring banks to stay vigilant about their lending even after the loans are made.

    China Finalizes Lending Rules 2010

  • All this does is "prudently" and "wisely" reorder the use of existing debt.

    McDonnell didn't give Republican legislators a heads-up on transportation plan Anita Kumar 2010

  • BEIJING -- China's banking regulator on Saturday called on banks to "prudently" manage their lending, putting in place rules aimed at ensuring loans to individuals and businesses are used properly and requiring banks to stay vigilant about their lending even after the loans are made.

    China Finalizes Lending Rules 2010

  • No, I didn't realize that they are used less "prudently" could you bother to define that, btw? than if they are self-funded.

    "1970s lifestyle 'protects planet.'" Ann Althouse 2009

  • It's hard to see how a pilot could fly "prudently" in the dark and without instruments.

    What to do? Daniel Little 2008

  • The cutbacks will come from "prudently" postponing store renovations, Mr. Sadove said.

    Financial Worries on Display at Saks 2008

  • It's hard to see how a pilot could fly "prudently" in the dark and without instruments.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Daniel Little 2008

  • I wonder if well to do parents in the 40s "prudently" had their kids study German--- just in case?

    Archive 2006-10-01 Dymphna 2006

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