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abstain |
to choose to refrain from something, esp. from actions or things considered to be unhealthy or unwise. [1/2 definitions] |
false step |
a social blunder or unwise act. [1/2 definitions] |
folly |
an unwise or foolish undertaking, such as an expensive project that fails. [1/4 definitions] |
ill-advised |
entered into without sufficient counsel or deliberation; unwise. |
ill-considered |
done without due consideration; imprudent or unwise. |
impolitic |
not showing good sense or judgment; unwise or injudicious. |
imprudent |
marked by a lack of awareness or concern for the consequences of one's acts; rash; unwise. |
injudicious |
lacking in or poor in judgment; rash or unwise. |
lead on |
to entice into making a false assumption or taking an inappropriate or unwise course of action. |
misrule |
poor or unwise government. [1/3 definitions] |
tempt |
to entice or try to entice (someone) to do something unwise or wrong, as by promising pleasure or reward. [1/4 definitions] |
unintelligent |
lacking in intelligence; stupid or unwise. |
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