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imprudent

[ im-prood-nt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
Synonyms: ill-advised, indiscreet, unwise

imprudent

/ ɪmˈpruːdənt /

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin imprūdent- (stem of imprūdēns ) “unforeseeing, rash”; im- ², prudent

It is nevertheless imprudent to fight illegal immigration with laws targeting otherwise law-abiding residents with arrest.

Can there be any doubt that it is imprudent to kill alleged traitors without even bothering to convict them?

The parents were well to do, and in due time forgave the imprudent match.

Bluebeard, you know, had a whole museum of them—as that imprudent little last wife of his found out to her cost.

His life and conduct subsequently was extremely imprudent and reprehensible.

The cubicula were also defaced, their symmetry injured, and their construction endangered by similar imprudent excavations.

The story is characteristic of the gallant but imprudent man who played so great a part in Irish history.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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