Prudential
[prʊ'denʃ(ə)l] or [pru'dɛnʃəl]
Definition
(adj.) arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters; 'he abstained partly for prudential reasons' .
Typist: Penelope--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences; as, prudential motives.
(a.) Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee.
(n.) That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; -- usually in the pl.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Politic, PRUDENT.
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Examples
- His dreams of the past night, mingled with Cassy's prudential suggestions, considerably affected his mind. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She seems perfectly happy, however, and in a prudential light it is certainly a very good match for her. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Mr. Brooke nodded, saying, Yes; to Ladislaw, and then fell into a prudential silence. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Not without prudential considerations, however. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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