It would be unwise to buy a house now.
made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company
Recent Examples on the WebSharpton and others have given Biden unwise counsel.—Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024 Netanyahu and his cabinet would be unwise to risk shattering that international backing.—Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024 Reasonable people can argue that Israel has been excessive in its use of force, or deficient in its concern for Palestinian civilians, or unwise in thinking through the endgame.—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024 On the other hand, leaning hard into the report, producing scores of stories and television segments about Hur’s characterization of Biden’s age, proved ultimately to be unwise as well.—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unwise
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of unwise was
before the 12th century
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