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ill-advised adj
1. acting without reasonable care or thought you would be ill-advised to sell your house now 2. badly thought out; not or insufficiently considered an ill-advised plan of action ill-advisedly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ill-advised adjective misguided, inappropriate, foolish, rash, reckless, unwise, short-sighted, unseemly, foolhardy, thoughtless, indiscreet, ill-judged, ill-considered, imprudent, wrong-headed, injudicious, incautious, impolitic, overhasty She said his remarks had been ill-advised. seemly, politic, appropriate, wise, sensible, cautious, discreet, prudent, judicious Translations ill-advised [ˈɪlədˈvaɪzd] ADJ [remark] → inoportuno; [plan] → desacertado; [attempt] → imprudente you would be ill-advised to go → harías mejor en no ir, sería poco aconsejable que fueras How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Relying too much on the offensive weapons of their acute angles instead of the defensive organs of good sense and seasonable simulation, these reckless creatures too often neglect the prescribed construction of the women's apartments, or irritate their wives by ill-advised expressions out of doors, which they refuse immediately to retract. "I scarcely think that you will be so ill-advised," he declared coldly. There had been that in her voice which had forbidden discussion, and it was a tone to which she was forced to have recourse more than once during the following days when it seemed to her that all her friends were in a conspiracy to persuade her to a hasty, ill-advised upheaval. |
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