unadvised
Americanadjective
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without advice or counsel; uninformed.
a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
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imprudent; rash; ill-advised.
He purchased a business with unadvised haste.
adjective
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rash or unwise
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not having received advice
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unadvised
First recorded in 1300–50, unadvised is from the Middle English word onavised. See un- 1, advised
Example Sentences
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It was painfully clear that Sister Irma herself had found the color unsatisfactory and had tried her unadvised, noble best to tone it down somehow.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Out came her husband, much surprised, Out came her daughter dear; Good-natured souls! all unadvised Of what they had to fear.
From English Songs and Ballads by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland
The shoemaker was a poor man, and needed his money as soon as earned—he was not unadvised of this fact.
From Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
Be not unwilling in what thou doest, neither selfish nor unadvised nor obstinate; let not over-refinement deck out thy thought; be not wordy nor a busybody.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett
Baruch I swear to thee that I did it unadvised.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
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