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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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The student duels in Germany occasion two or three deaths every year, now, but this arises only from the carelessness of the wounded men; they eat or drink imprudently, or commit excesses in the way of overexertion; inflammation sets in and gets such a headway that it cannot be arrested.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
I could not help reflecting on this occasion how imprudently I had trusted my life in the hands of men unacquainted with compassion of civility, but recollecting at the same time that the intent of my journey was such as might give me hopes of the divine protection, I banished all thoughts but those of finding a way into Aethiopia.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
The unfortunate man, imprudently leaning over the metal tube, had disappeared in the immense telescope.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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