ill-considered

[il-kuhn-sid-erd]

adjective

1. lacking thorough consideration; ill-suited; unwise.

ill-considered

adjective

1. done without due consideration; not thought out

   an ill-considered decision

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-considered¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The situation is stalemated enough to have some GOP members floating the ill-considered idea of killing the filibuster for appropriations.

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Centuries ago, she warned of man’s ill-considered rush to create artificial intelligence.

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At a hearing earlier on Friday, Raza Husain KC, barrister for Palestine Action's Ms Ammori, told the court banning the group would be "ill-considered" and an "authoritarian abuse" of power.

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Chief executive Dr Lucy Peake said the government's "confused and ill-considered approach" of boosting awareness of the scheme but not supporting this with extra funding "risks pushing more families to breaking point".

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He has frequently complained that he made a mistake in his first term by appointing aides like Kelly, Milley and Bolton, who believed it was their duty to restrain the president’s ill-considered impulses.

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Related Words

• audacious 
• hasty 
• ill-advised 
• imprudent 
• impulsive 
• indiscreet 
• premature 
• reckless 
• thoughtless