ill-advised

[il-uhd-vahyzd]

adjective

1. acting or done without due consideration; imprudent.

   an ill-advised remark.

   Synonyms: senseless, ill-judged, shortsighted, unwise

ill-advised

adjective

1. acting without reasonable care or thought

   you would be ill-advised to sell your house now

2. badly thought out; not or insufficiently considered

   an ill-advised plan of action

Other Word Forms

• ill-advisedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-advised¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Related Words

• foolhardy 
• foolish 
• half-baked 
• ill-considered 
• imprudent 
• inappropriate 
• indiscreet 
• misguided 
• reckless 
• thoughtless