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unwise

[ uhn-wahyz ]

/ ʌnˈwaɪz /

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adjective, un·wis·er, un·wis·est.

not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.

Origin of unwise

before 900; Middle English; Old English unwīs. See un-¹, wise¹

OTHER WORDS FROM unwise

un·wise·ly, adverb un·wise·ness, noun

Words nearby unwise

unwind, unwinking, unwinnable, unwired, unwisdom, unwise, unwish, unwished, unwished-for, unwit, unwitnessed

Example sentences from the Web for unwise

But M. Picard advised me against it and even added that it would be unwise to keep the keys.

My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole |Anne Sinclair |October 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If the demolition of capitalism is not practical, it might also be unwise.

Noam Chomsky—Infuriating and Necessary |David Masciotra |September 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Robert Reich has complained of Obama's "unwise, unnecessary concessions."

How Obama is Setting the Stage for Hillary in 2016 |David Frum |September 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In the long term it would be unwise and pose an unacceptable risk to the Bering Sea ecosystem and the public resource.

The Big Idea: Saving the World’s Most Important Fish |Kevin M. Bailey |August 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Marin also suggests that forcing men into the delivery room when they would rather be elsewhere is unwise.

Is Prince William Trying to Miss the Royal Baby’s Birth? |Tom Sykes |July 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
To be sure, there came a time at the beginning of the term when the unwise parents were responsible for much bad work.

Miss Ashton's New Pupil |Mrs. S. S. Robbins
The wise, for all their wisdom, hardly ever can see how innocence itself may lead the unwise into the pit digged by the wicked.

Oldfield |Nancy Huston Banks
Reading when lying down or from the light of a fireplace is unwise.

Boy Scouts Handbook |Boy Scouts of America
The king by his unwise action threw power into the hands of his opponents.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 |Various
There would have been no unwise waste of our precious soldiers.

The Brothers' War |John Calvin Reed

British Dictionary definitions for unwise

unwise

/ (ʌnˈwaɪz) /

adjective

lacking wisdom or prudence; foolish

Derived forms of unwise

unwisely, adverb unwiseness, noun