"prudently" meaning in English

See prudently in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more prudently [comparative], most prudently [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English prudent Middle English -ly English -ly English prudently From prudent + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|prudent|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English prudent Middle English -ly English -ly English prudently [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "prudently", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="prudently"> From prudent + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} prudently (comparative more prudently, superlative most prudently)
  1. In a prudent manner. Translations (in a prudent manner): prudentment (Catalan), prudente (Esperanto), prudemment (French), prudentemente (Galician), umsichtig (German), vorsichtig (German), bedacht (German), prudentemente (Italian), prūdenter (Latin), snotorlīċe (Old English), prudentemente (Portuguese), prudentemente (Spanish)
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