<blockquote>He is noble, wise, <b>judicious</b>, and best knows The fits o' the season. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>
<syn>Syn. -- Prudent; discreet; rational; wise; skillful; discerning; sagacious; well-advised.</syn>
<h1>Judiciously</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Ju*di"cious*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a judicious manner; with good judgment; wisely.</def>
<h1>Judiciousness</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Ju*di"cious*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; s<?/<?/nd judgment.</def>
<h1>Jug</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Jug</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>Jug</ets>, a corruption of, or nickname for, <ets>Joanna</ets>; cf. 2d <ets>Jack</ets>, and <ets>Jill</ets>. See <er>Johannes</er>.]</ety>
<p><b>1.</b> <def>A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>A pitcher; a ewer.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
<p><b>3.</b> <def>A prison; a jail; a lockup.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>
<i>Gay.</i>
<h1>Jug</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Jug</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jugged</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jugging</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms>
<p><b>1.</b> <def>To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; <as>as, to <ex>jug</ex> a hare</as>.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>To commit to jail; to imprison.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>
<h1>Jug</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Jug</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.</def>
<h1>Jugal</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Ju"gal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>jugalis</ets>, fr. <ets>jugum</ets> yoke.]</ety>
<p><b>1.</b> <def>Relating to a yoke, or to marriage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the malar, or cheek bone.</def>
<h1>Jugata</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Ju*ga"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Neut. pl. of L. <ets>jugatus</ets>, <ets>p. p.</ets> of <ets>jugare</ets> to join.]</ety> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>The figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by side or joined.</def>
<h1>Jugated</h1> <Xpage=804>
<hw>Ju"ga*ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Coupled together.</def>
<h1>Juge</h1> <Xpage=804>
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