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

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unwisest

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

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

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

From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Green, Anna Katharine

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)

This was the unwisest thing they could have done.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir