ill-considered
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ill-considered
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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It was FDR’s ill-considered decision three years earlier to move the date—then observed on the last Thursday of November—that sparked Congress’s action.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
These qualities often result in impetuous and ill-considered actions and decisions.’
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2025
They dedicate enormous time and resources to sending a reporter to Brown University to stick a microphone in a 19-year-old's face, so they'll say a slightly ill-considered thing.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024
"We all know January is the worst month for retail - this is an ill-judged, ill-considered campaign at the worst possible time."
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024
She was a child of the working class who, through ill-considered choices and circumstance, slipped into the welfare class and had to fight her way out.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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