prudent Copy link Outline 1. consīdĕrātus (well-considered2. prōvĭdus (seeing before-hand, gifted with fore-thought)3. cautus (wary)4. prūdens, ntis (like prudentia, often referring to definite knowledge rather than what we call prudence; yet sometimes used nearly as Eng.)5. circumspectus • prudent: 1. consīdĕrātus (well-considered: hence, judicious, prudent): to call (a person) slow instead of p. (or deliberate), tardum pro considerato vocare, Liv. 22, 39, fin. 2. prōvĭdus (seeing before-hand, gifted with fore-thought): Join: providus cautusque, Cic. R. Am. 40, 117 3. cautus (wary): v. cautious. 4. prūdens, ntis (like prudentia, often referring to definite knowledge rather than what we call prudence; yet sometimes used nearly as Eng.): cf. Cic. Fam. 4, 14, med.: v. sagacious. 5. circumspectus: v. circumspect.