judicious
If you're judicious, you've got a good head on your shoulders and make good decisions. Humpty Dumpty's decision to sit on a wall? NOT judicious.
As its sound implies, judicious comes from the same Latin word from which we get judge and judiciary, and not surprisingly a judicious decision is one that only comes after all sides have been weighed up and opposing points of view taken into consideration. Judicious decisions are never split-second decisions.
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marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
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Practice these words that contain the Latin roots jud, jur, and jus, meaning "law" or "justice."
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