unwisest

American  

[uhn-wahy-zist] / ʌnˈwaɪ zɪst /

adjective

1. Older Use. a rare superlative form of the adjective unwise.

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Etymology

Origin of unwisest

First recorded in 1670–80; unwis(e) ( def. ) + -est ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

The fact is this cleverness, after all, is merely egotism in its worst and unwisest phase.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

It was an unwise speech; it was the unwisest speech I could have made.

From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Green, Anna Katharine

He did the unwisest thing he could possibly have done.

From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

A cunning little wretch, they say, and of deft tongue; but surely among the unwisest of all the Sons of Adam in that day, and such a Palinurus as seldom steered before.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 by Carlyle, Thomas

"I think you're the—the unwisest woman I ever saw!"

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic