unadvised

[ uhn-uh d-vahyzd ]

/ ˌʌn ədˈvaɪzd /

without advice or counsel; uninformed: a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.

imprudent; rash; ill-advised: He purchased a business with unadvised haste.

Origin of unadvised

First recorded in 1300–50, unadvised is from the Middle English word onavised. See un-¹, advised

un·ad·vis·ed·ly

[uhn-uh d-vahy-zid-lee] /ˌʌn ədˈvaɪ zɪd li/, adverb un·ad·vis·ed·ness, noun

Saul's unadvised oath, by which Jonathan is put in danger of his life, but is delivered by the people.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version |Various
Thus, in reality, this unadvised sally of the citizens was the cause of the death of a large number of their countrymen.

The Golden Grasshopper |W.H.G. Kingston
Asriel kept Flora unadvised as to the name of the steamer or the date of his arrival.

The Imported Bridegroom |Abraham Cahan
This unadvised step completed the ruin of the little English interest that remained.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VII. (of 12) |Edmund Burke

The shoemaker was a poor man, and needed his money as soon as earned—he was not unadvised of this fact.

Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories |T. S. Arthur

unadvised

/ (ˌʌnədˈvaɪzd) /

rash or unwise

not having received advice

unadvisedly (ˌʌnədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ), adverb unadvisedness, noun