Meanings
comparative more judiciously · superlative most judiciously
- In a judicious manner.
She knows how to ask questions judiciously: and it is a first requisite to make people feel it is easy to answer you; and, also, that their answer reflects credit on themselves.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 243–2441 more example
“That applies to Tylenol tomorrow the same as it does today, the same as it did yesterday. That is the standard of care: to only use medications when indicated during pregnancy and judiciously,” Dr. DeNicola said.
2025 September 22, Azeen Ghorayshi, “Trump Issues Warning Based on Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a judicious manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French judicieusement
- judicieusementin a judicious manner
German umsichtig, vernünftig
- umsichtigin a judicious manner
- vernünftigin a judicious manner
- verständigin a judicious manner
Russian рассуди́тельно
- рассуди́тельно (rassudítelʹno)in a judicious manner
Turkish adaletli, akıllıca
- adaletliin a judicious manner
- akıllıcain a judicious manner
- sağduyuluin a judicious manner
- makulin a judicious manner
Cite this entry
judiciously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judiciously
“judiciously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judiciously. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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