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imprudent

[ im-prood-nt ]

/ ɪmˈprud nt /

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adjective

not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.

Origin of imprudent

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin imprūdent- (stem of imprūdēns) unforeseeing, rash. See im-², prudent

SYNONYMS FOR imprudent

unwise, indiscreet, ill-advised.

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OTHER WORDS FROM imprudent

im·pru·dence, im·pru·dent·ness, im·pru·den·cy, noun im·pru·dent·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imprudent

imprudent impudent

Words nearby imprudent

improvisatory, improvise, improvised, improvised explosive device, improvvisatore, imprudent, impsonite, impudence, impudent, impudicity, impugn

Example sentences from the Web for imprudent

Can there be any doubt that it is imprudent to kill alleged traitors without even bothering to convict them?

Assassinating Americans |Conor Friedersdorf |February 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Family troubles—money losses, you understand: and then his father made an imprudent marriage.

The Adventures of Harry Revel |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
With almost too much heartiness I hastily agreed it would be imprudent.

Once Upon A Time |Richard Harding Davis
John Turnbull Angus went back to the lady at the shop, with whom that imprudent young man contrives to be extremely comfortable.

The Innocence of Father Brown |G. K. Chesterton

Should the Hauhau be so imprudent as to answer "Yes," Titoko would lift his potato-kit and set it on his rival's head.

The adventures of Kimble Bent |James Cowan
I am accused already of being romantic and imprudent, yet I would urge it on my father if I saw them desirous to hasten it.

Heartsease |Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for imprudent

imprudent

/ (ɪmˈpruːdənt) /

adjective

not prudent; rash, heedless, or indiscreet

Derived forms of imprudent

imprudence, noun imprudently, adverb