judicious
adjective/dʒuˈdɪʃəs/
/dʒuˈdɪʃəs/
(formal, approving)- careful and sensible; showing good judgement
- It is curable with judicious use of antibiotics.
- Some dishes would be very bland without the judicious use of spices and other seasonings.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryJudicious is used with these nouns:- mix
- mixture
- selection
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French judicieux, from Latin judicium ‘judgement’, from judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.Definitions on the go
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