Common-sense

Quick meaning: Common-sense is a noun meaning Dated form of common sense.

Meaning

Dated form of common sense.

Example Sentences

I am breathing the breath of a gourmand, I am breathing the breath of vocal common-sense.

He mistrusted my youth, my common-sense, and my seamanship, and made a point of showing it in a hundred little ways.

Now I’m sure our Patty, being of proper common-sense and sound judgment, wouldn’t put the Elliott family to such inconvenience,—for moving is a large and fearsome proposition.

It will scarcely be believed that this heavy burden is sought to be discharged in a way which would meet with very short shrift in any judicial tribunal, or, for the matter of that, in any tribunal presided over by sound common-sense and judgment.

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Related dictionary entries include basic, elementary, intelligent, judicious, logical, prudent.

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