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provident

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prov·i·dent  (prv-dnt, -dnt)
adj.
1. Providing for future needs or events.
2. Frugal; economical.
[Middle English, from Latin prvidns, prvident-, present participle of prvidre, to provide for; see provide.]
provi·dent·ly adv.
provident
Adjective
1. thrifty
2. showing foresight [Latin providens foreseeing]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.provident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"
prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
farsighted, presbyopic - able to see distant objects clearly
thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources
improvident - not provident; not providing for the future
2.provident - careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"
prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"


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I tell you it will be more tolerable for the Fejee that salted down a lean missionary in his cellar against a coming famine; it will be more tolerable for that provident Fejee, I say, in the day of judgment, than for thee, civilized and enlightened gourmand, who nailest geese to the ground and feastest on their bloated livers in thy pate-de-foie-gras.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Some of these people, more provident and industrious than the rest, lay up a stock of dried salmon, and other fish, for winter: with these, they were ready to traffic with the travellers for any objects of utility in Indian life; giving a large quantity in exchange for an awl, a knife, or a fish-hook.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
The same provident care for the deceased that prevails among the hunting tribes of the prairies is observable among the piscatory tribes of the rivers and sea-coast.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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