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Provident
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal provident of the future. And of our good and of our dignity, How provident he is. Milton.
Synonyms: Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal; economical.