unwisest

[ uhn-wahy-zist ]

adjective,superlative of un·wise, with un·wi·ser as comparative.

Origin of unwisest

First recorded in 1670–80; unwis(e) + -est¹

See also what persons complain upon them, whether they be not of the basest, the unwisest, and the most faithless kind of people.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport Adams
The fact is this cleverness, after all, is merely egotism in its worst and unwisest phase.
Certain Personal Matters | H. G. Wells
We surrender to the gaping traveller's mood, which surely isn't the unwisest the heart knows.
Italian Hours | Henry James
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.
The Master of Appleby | Francis Lynde
If we hope to win in any contest, we must unite, but the unwisest thing we can do, is to unite and win.
A Comparative Study of the Negro Problem | Charles C. Cook

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