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imprudently

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im·pru·dent  (m-prdnt)
adj.
Unwise or indiscreet; not prudent.
im·prudent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.imprudently - in an imprudent manner; "imprudently, he downed tools and ran home to make his wife happy"
prudently, providentially - in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom."
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imprudently [ɪmˈpruːdəntlɪ] ADV → imprudentemente
imprudently [ɪmˈpruːd/əntlɪ] adv → imprudentemente
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