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

Nor can the unwisest "prescribed course of study" be considered quite useless, if it have incited you to try nobly on all sides for a course of your own.

From Life of John Sterling by Carlyle, Thomas

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

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic

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

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)

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