ill-judged

[ il-juhjd ]

adjective

1. injudicious; unwise.

ill-judged

adjective

1. rash; ill-advised

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-judged¹

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

In 2006 an ill-judged raid by Hezbollah across the tense and highly militarised border killed and captured Israeli soldiers.

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Contentious military adventures targeting Russian mercenaries look an ill-judged risk that could jeopardise all the diplomatic goodwill and economic returns that Ukraine hopes to gain from its broad-based positive sub-Saharan strategy.

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Instead, they imploded in an ill-judged attempt at aggression.

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In a separate statement on X, he said he had used "ill-judged & emotional language".

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"We all know January is the worst month for retail - this is an ill-judged, ill-considered campaign at the worst possible time."

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Related Words

• foolhardy
• foolish
• half-baked
• ill-considered
• imprudent
• inappropriate
• indiscreet
• misguided
• reckless
• thoughtless