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

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

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic

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

From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Green, Anna Katharine

Now you may always count upon this failing in a cautious man, that at a crisis he is like to do the unwisest thing that offers.

From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis

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

From One of My Sons by Green, Anna Katharine

A man of true Revolutionary spirit, this Camille; but with the unwisest sallies; whom Aristocrats and Moderates have the art to corrupt!

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas