Judicious
121judge — [13] Etymologically, a judge is someone who ‘speaks the law’. The word comes via Old French juge from Latin jūdex, which was originally a compound noun made up of jūs ‘law’ and the element dicus ‘speaking’ (related to English diction, dictionary …
122injudicious — 1640s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + JUDICIOUS (Cf. judicious). Related: Injudiciously …
123Moral Treatment In the Sense of Psychological Treatment — The phrase moral treatment came into vogue late in the eighteenth century and was used by Vincenzo Chiarugi and by Philippe Pinel in their respective textbooks. In his 1801 work, Pinel explained, the general precepts to follow in psychological …
124judicial — [dʒu: dɪʃ(ə)l] adjective relating to the administration of justice; of or appropriate to a law court or judge. Derivatives judicially adverb Origin ME: from L. judicialis, from judicium judgement , from judex (see judge). Usage On the distinction …
125prudent — adjective 1) it is prudent to obtain consent Syn: wise, well judged, sensible, politic, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable, well advised Ant: unwise 2) a prudent approach to borrowing …
126foolish — 1 *simple, silly, fatuous, asinine Analogous words: idiotic, imbecilic, moronic (see corresponding nouns at FOOL) Contrasted words: intelligent, clever, quick witted, bright, smart 2 Foolish, silly, absurd, preposterous, as applied to a person,… …
127reasonable — adj 1. logical, practical, pragmatic; sensible, intelligent, rational; judicious, wise, sound, sane; plausible, credible, admissible, tenable; believable, arguable, justifiable, vindicable, maintainable; proper, advisable, suitable, well advised …
128wise — adj 1. sagacious, sage, intelligent, discerning, penetrating, perceptive; perspicacious, percipient, insightful, sapient, long headed, shrewd; smart, rational, reasonable, gash, judicious, politic, prudent, discreet, commonsensical; sensible,… …