injudicious

[in-joo-dish-uh s]

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adjective

not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet: an injudicious decision.

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Origin of injudicious

First recorded in 1640–50; in-³ + judicious

Related formsin·ju·di·cious·ly, adverbin·ju·di·cious·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for injudicious

The business world provides us with numerous examples of beliefs that are as widespread as they are injudicious, or misinformed.
Ignorant America|Tunku Varadarajan|August 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
What will not jealousy, goaded on by officious and injudicious friendship, do?
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
The offence which the remark has caused is due, no doubt, to injudicious use of the word "hero."
The Epic|Lascelles Abercrombie
It would be injudicious to ride again, or to have an injured hunter ridden again, until such an abrasion has healed.
The Horsewoman|Alice M. Hayes

At the same time, there is no tree which has suffered so much from injudicious planting among inappropriate surroundings.
Trees. A Woodland Notebook|Herbert Maxwell
There was the less need for careful management; the less risk of vexing the public by injudicious approbation.
A Book of the Play|Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for injudicious

injudicious

adjective

not discreet; imprudent

Derived Formsinjudiciously, adverbinjudiciousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for injudicious

injudicious

adj.

1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + judicious. Related: Injudiciously.

injudicious

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injudicious

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