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ill-advised
[ il-uhd-vahyzd ]
adjective
- acting or done without due consideration; imprudent:
an ill-advised remark.
Synonyms: , , ,
ill-advised
adjective
- acting without reasonable care or thought
you would be ill-advised to sell your house now
- badly thought out; not or insufficiently considered
an ill-advised plan of action
Derived Forms
- ˌ-ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- -··· [il-, uh, d-, vahy, -zid-lee], adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of ill-advised1
Example Sentences
When Anthony's parents had a likely ill-advised press conference last week, asking people to leave them alone, Jeff Metcalf showed up and had to be escorted out by police.
That guiding hand proved crucial last November, when Rylance published an ill-advised tweet criticising musician Kate Nash's campaign to save the live music industry.
The Birmingham fighter's bright start was snuffed out by Brady, with Edwards giving up position on the ground and shooting for his own ill-advised takedown at one stage.
I can’t think of a more ill-advised choice than this flimsy film that wields pity like a sledgehammer, that puts no stock in the anger-management techniques that were a part of Majors’ sentence.
Even though it’s ill-advised to bet against Patrick Mahomes, and nobody is as experienced as the Chiefs at winning close games, Philadelphia is the more complete team.
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