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
Other hands are fidgety and unadvised, with nervous, fussy fingers which indicate a nature sensitive to the little pricks of daily life.
From The World I Live In by Keller, Helen
Out came her husband, much surprised, Out came her daughter dear; Good-natured souls! all unadvised Of what they had to fear.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
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
So it's neither a cold war trick nor an unadvised landing of monsters.
From Operation Terror by Leinster, Murray
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