adverb

prudently

prudently, wisely, cautiously

She prudently invested her money.

She prudently invested her money.

He acted prudently to avoid risk.

He acted prudently to avoid risk.

to ((verb)) prudently She prudently invested her money.

Synonyms: wisely, cautiously, carefully; Antonyms: imprudently, recklessly

From the adjective 'prudent' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'. 'Prudent' comes from Latin for 'seeing ahead'.

This is simply the adverb form of 'prudent'. It describes *how* an action is done. If you know 'prudent', you know this word.

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