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

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

From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Green, Anna Katharine

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

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic

If we hope to win in any contest, we must unite, but the unwisest thing we can do, is to unite and win.

From A Comparative Study of the Negro Problem The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 4 by Cook, Charles C.

So my coming here this evening—this way—was altogether the bravest, scariest, unwisest, most-like-a-present-feeling-thing that I could possibly think of to do—for you.

From Molly Make-Believe by Tittle, Walter

But that would be the unwisest thing a guilty man could do.

From One of My Sons by Green, Anna Katharine