unadvised

[ uhn-uhd-vahyzd ]

adjective

1. without advice or counsel; uninformed:

   a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.

2. imprudent; rash; ill-advised:

   He purchased a business with unadvised haste.

unadvised

/ ˌʌnədˈvaɪzd; ˌʌnədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. rash or unwise
2. not having received advice

Derived Forms

• ˌunadˈvisedness, noun
• unadvisedly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·ad·vis·ed·ly [uhn-, uh, d-, vahy, -zid-lee], adverb
• unad·vised·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unadvised¹

First recorded in 1300–50, unadvised is from the Middle English word onavised. See un- ¹, advised

Example Sentences

This unadvised step completed the ruin of the little English interest that remained.

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Unadvised, un-ad-vīzd′, adj. not advised: not prudent or discreet: rash.

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And so a young girl, too frequently, walks alone and unadvised into the meshes of an acquaintanceship which leads to her ruin.

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But sooth, my wisest father, the young prince is yet forgetful, and resteth resolute in his much-unadvised love.

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Imagine Mabel getting miffed at me, or I at her, over some little two-penny affair of unadvised expressions!

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