unadvised
Americanadjective
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without advice or counsel; uninformed.
a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
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imprudent; rash; ill-advised.
He purchased a business with unadvised haste.
adjective
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rash or unwise
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not having received advice
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unadvised
First recorded in 1300–50, unadvised is from the Middle English word onavised. See un- 1, advised
Example Sentences
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It was painfully clear that Sister Irma herself had found the color unsatisfactory and had tried her unadvised, noble best to tone it down somehow.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Now we may easily perceive they are in an evil taking, when they are driven to such an unadvised and desperate answer.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
Baruch I swear to thee that I did it unadvised.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
I cannot help it, Helen: you have brought this pain on yourself by your very unadvised visit of this morning.
From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs
To send abroad a Book, among such Readers, were a very unadvised thing, if a Man had not such Reasons to give, as I can bring, for such an Undertaking.
From The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches by Mather, Cotton
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