unadvised
Americanadjective
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without advice or counsel; uninformed.
a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
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imprudent; rash; ill-advised.
He purchased a business with unadvised haste.
adjective
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rash or unwise
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not having received advice
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unadvised
First recorded in 1300–50, unadvised is from the Middle English word onavised. See un- 1, advised
Example Sentences
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It was painfully clear that Sister Irma herself had found the color unsatisfactory and had tried her unadvised, noble best to tone it down somehow.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Baruch I swear to thee that I did it unadvised.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
If he is conscious of the circumstances and of their materiality, the act is advised; if not, unadvised.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Now we may easily perceive they are in an evil taking, when they are driven to such an unadvised and desperate answer.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
This was very unadvised in Sir Morgan: for it confirmed the mother in her belief that it was his representations which had determined the fate of her son.
From Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. by Thomas De Quincey
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