ill-advised

[ il-uhd-vahyzd ]

/ ˈɪl ədˈvaɪzd /

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adjective

acting or done without due consideration; imprudent: an ill-advised remark.

Nearby words

ill humour, ill nature, ill temper, ill will, ill wind that blows no one any good, it's an, ill-advised, ill-affected, ill-assorted, ill-behaved, ill-being, ill-boding

Origin of ill-advised

First recorded in 1585–95

SYNONYMS FOR ill-advised

unwise, shortsighted, ill-judged, senseless.

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Related forms

ill-ad·vis·ed·ly

[il-uhd-vahy-zid-lee] /ˌɪl ədˈvaɪ zɪd li/, adverb

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Examples from the Web for ill-advised

Gone were the ugly memories of errant throws to the wrong bases or ill-advised cutoffs.
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That was the most ill-advised drink of liquid since Socrates took hemlock.
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But there was another thing she had drawn from their ill-advised talk, too.
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These ill-advised attempts were frustrated by the Fifteenth Amendment which made the freedmen voters.
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I had nothing to say to that; it would have been ill-advised for me to play the master so soon.
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He wanted to run, to scream,—a course that would have been most ill-advised, for the bear might then have given chase.
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The effect of this ill-advised news upon Thornton can be better imagined than described.
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British Dictionary definitions for ill-advised

ill-advised

adjective

acting without reasonable care or thoughtyou would be ill-advised to sell your house now

badly thought out; not or insufficiently consideredan ill-advised plan of action

Derived Forms

ill-advisedly, adverb

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