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 …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 122injudicious — 1640s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + JUDICIOUS (Cf. judicious). Related: Injudiciously …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 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 …

    Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

  • 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 …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 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 …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 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,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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 …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 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,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder