Inexpedient - English meaning

adjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

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She had been careless and had left the window unlocked

adjective

Recklessly bold or rash.

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It would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support

adjective

Taking unnecessary or foolish risks

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

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

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He was foolish enough to confide in her

adjective

Unwise or not carefully considered

adjective

Failing to possess or display prudence; unwise.

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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

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

adjective

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

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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.

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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

Showing very poor judgement; unwise.

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I took a few injudicious swigs of potent cider

adjective

Showing bad judgment

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An injudicious remark

adjective

(of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility.

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It would have been irresponsible just to drive on

adjective

Not thinking carefully enough or not caring about what might result from actions taken

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[ + to infinitive ] it would have been irresponsible to let claire drive home when she was so tired.

adjective

A short-sighted person can only clearly see objects that are close to them

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She has to wear glasses because she's very short-sighted., my brother has good eyesight whereas i a…

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

Another term for inadvisable.

adjective

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

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It is unwise to rely on hearsay evidence

adjective

Not showing good judgment or understanding of a situation

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