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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Unadvised, un-ad-vīzd′, adj. not advised: not prudent or discreet: rash.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Unadvised, ignorant of the full significance of the information that had been conveyed to them, she conjured up a world of danger for her father and for Edward.
From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell
Unadvised, he had not been able, said Mahony, to determine the sum.
From Australia Felix by Richardson, Henry Handel
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