judicious

What it means

1. Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.

   Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […]

   1682, [Nahum Tate; John Dryden], The Second Part of Absalom and Achitophel. A Poem, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 5

   2 more examples

   One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof [...]

   1792, Anthony à Wood, “An. Dom. 1503, 18–19 Hen. VII”, in The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford: […], volume I, Oxford, Oxfordshire: John Gutch, →OCLC, page 661

   This project has stripped away modern PVCu and aluminium shop fronts to reveal original or 1930s Art Deco work, with judicious repairs and replacements as necessary, plus stonework repairs and the restoration of traditional London Transport signage.

   2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award: Victoria Arcade”, in RAIL, number 946, page 59

   Synonyms: sagacious, prudent, sensible, wise · Antonyms: injudicious, unwise, imprudent, foolish

In a sentence

Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […]

1682, [Nahum Tate; John Dryden], The Second Part of Absalom and Achitophel. A Poem, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 5

Where it comes from

1. Latiniudico
2. Frenchjudicieux
3. Englishjudicious

From French judicieux, ultimately derived from Latin iudico. Related to judge, judicial.