Exorbitant vs Prudent - What's the difference?
exorbitant | prudent |
exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high.
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Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence;
* {{quote-book
, year=1864
, author=Jules Verne
, title=A Journey to the Center of the Earth
, chapter=30
* Moses established a grave and prudent law . --Milton.
Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
As an adjective exorbitant
is exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high.As a proper noun prudent is
.exorbitant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It's a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.
- You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.
prudent
English
(Webster 1913)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=He did not hesitate what to do. It would be prudent to continue on to Omaha, for it would be dangerous to return to the train, which the Indians might still be engaged in pillaging.}}
- ''His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top
- Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget