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ill-ad·vised
 ill-advised
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition: |
entered into without sufficient counsel or deliberation; unwise.
His friend's opinion was that this was an ill-advised investment.- synonyms:
- careless, ill-considered, impolitic, imprudent, inadvisable, incautious, injudicious, precipitant, rash
- antonyms:
- judicious, well-advised, wise
- similar words:
- brash, foolish, headlong, impulsive, irresponsible, misguided, precipitous, reckless, thoughtless, unwise, wrongheaded
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| related words: |
irrational, mad, rash, shortsighted, stupid, unhappy, unsound |
| derivation: |
ill-advisedly (adv.) |
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