ill-advised

[ il-uhd-vahyzd ]
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adjective
  1. acting or done without due consideration; imprudent: an ill-advised remark.

Origin of ill-advised

1
First recorded in 1585–95

Other words for ill-advised

Other words from ill-advised

  • ill-ad·vis·ed·ly [il-uhd-vahy-zid-lee], /ˌɪl ədˈvaɪ zɪd li/, adverb

Words Nearby ill-advised

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How to use ill-advised in a sentence

  • Naples never recovered such political equilibrium as she had possessed before that ill-advised advance.

    The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
  • They are all written down in the proper places where they may be consulted by the enthusiastic or ill-advised student.

    Dwarf Fruit Trees | F. A. Waugh
  • ill-advised though they may have been, the Englishmen carried with them a charter granted by the British Government.

    Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • But a few minutes more of reflection induced the youth to do something hardly less dangerous or ill-advised.

    The Phantom of the River | Edward S. Ellis
  • It was an ill-advised measure, as are all similar acts of destruction, unless justified by urgent necessity.

British Dictionary definitions for ill-advised

ill-advised

adjective
  1. acting without reasonable care or thought: you would be ill-advised to sell your house now

  2. badly thought out; not or insufficiently considered: an ill-advised plan of action

Derived forms of ill-advised

  • ill-advisedly, adverb

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