ill-advised
Americanadjective
adjective
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acting without reasonable care or thought
you would be ill-advised to sell your house now
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badly thought out; not or insufficiently considered
an ill-advised plan of action
Other Word Forms
- ill-advisedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of ill-advised
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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The sleeveless shirts, the cries of 'vamos!', the ill-advised buzzcut in New York all add to the theatre.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri -- whose temple north of Tokyo offers shelter to her compatriots in trouble -- said some interns make poor choices, falling into debt through gambling or ill-advised ventures into Bitcoin.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
As ill-advised as Kiritsis’ problem-solving was, the metaphor for indie film was apparent.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
That would comport with his recent complaints about the valuation of artificial-intelligence-themed stocks, as well as his simple but ill-advised Jan. 31, 2023 post that simply read “sell.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
And then he has another breakdown, again after an ill-advised trip to Arles.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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