Inadvisable - English meaning

adjective

Recklessly bold or rash.

Usage examples:

It would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support

adjective

Taking unnecessary or foolish risks

Usage examples:

He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the tree to recover his kite.

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

Usage examples:

He was foolish enough to confide in her

adjective

Unwise or not carefully considered

adjective

Failing to possess or display prudence; unwise.

Usage examples:

It was impolitic to pay the slightest tribute to the enemy

adjective

If words or actions are impolitic, they are unwise and likely to cause offence or problems, especially in social situations

Usage examples:

I thought it impolitic to ask any questions about her ex-husband.

adjective

Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.

Usage examples:

It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind

adjective

Not wise, and likely to have bad results

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Imprudent borrowing/lending, imprudent to do sth they were advised that it would be imprudent to be…

adjective

(of a person or an action) heedless of potential problems or risks.

Usage examples:

He blames incautious borrowing during the boom

adjective

Not showing or giving careful thought to the possible results

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Incautious remark bill and sandra haven't spoken to each other since he made an incautious remark a…

adjective

Not practical, suitable, or advisable.

Usage examples:

Because of his age, it was inexpedient to inflict punishment for the crime

adjective

Not suitable or convenient

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It was inexpedient for him to be seen to approve of the decision.

adjective

Showing very poor judgement; unwise.

Usage examples:

I took a few injudicious swigs of potent cider

adjective

Showing bad judgment

Usage examples:

An injudicious remark

adjective

Wrongly or badly planned or judged, typically because of faulty understanding.

Usage examples:

This misconceived project

verb

Fail to understand (something) correctly.

Usage examples:

Some academic latinists did misconceive pound's poem in that way

adjective

Badly planned because of a failure to understand a situation and therefore unsuitable or unlikely to succeed

Usage examples:

The plan to build the road through the forest is wholly misconceived.

adjective

Having or showing faulty judgement or reasoning.

Usage examples:

Their misguided belief that they were defending the honour of their country

verb

Mislead.

Usage examples:

A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader

adjective

Unreasonable or unsuitable because of being based on a bad judgment of a situation or on information or beliefs that are wrong

Usage examples:

"the red shoes" was a misguided attempt to turn a ballet film into a musical.

adjective

Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish.

Usage examples:

Another of his silly jokes

noun

Denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman.

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Silly mid-on

adjective

Showing a lack of thought or judgment; not serious and not showing much intelligence

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A silly grin, i watched another silly movie last night., it’s time to stop the silliness and get se…

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not showing consideration for the needs of other people.

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It was thoughtless of her to have rushed out and not said where she would be going

adjective

Not showing care for others

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I’m sorry i was late – it was thoughtless of me not to call., he thoughtlessly made an unkind remar…

adjective

(of a person or action) not wise or sensible; foolish.

Usage examples:

It is unwise to rely on hearsay evidence

adjective

Not showing good judgment or understanding of a situation

Usage examples:

We made several unwise investments and lost quite a bit of money.