improvident
adjective
not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
improvidently
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a word derived from
improvident.
Example Sentences
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In their brief order dismissing the case "as improvidently granted," they justices said that their action will allow the matter to proceed before the New Orleans-based 5th U.S.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2023
During the AT&T regime, “WarnerMedia was improvidently concentrating its investments in streaming and ignoring its other business lines,” the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Not only can the majority issue a decision contrary to the one the minority might have been itching for, but—strangely—it can also simply dismiss the case as improvidently granted.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2013
“The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted,” the court stated.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2012
This power vested in the Secretary of the Interior might itself be improvidently exercised and subject to abuse.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
