ill-advised

adjective

ill-ad·vised ˌil-əd-ˈvīzd

Synonyms of ill-advised next

: resulting from or showing lack of wise and sufficient counsel or deliberation

an ill-advised decision

ill-advisedly

ˌil-əd-ˈvī-zəd-lē

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The secretary of state had quit in protest of President Carter's decision to launch a military rescue effort in Iran, which Vance considered ill-advised. —

Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023 The secretary of state had quit in protest of President Carter’s decision to launch a military rescue effort in Iran, which Vance considered ill-advised. —

Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 12 May 2023 But Joshua Glick, a visiting professor of film and electronic arts at Bard University, believes such a move would be ill-advised. —

Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 4 May 2023 To guide Sticks in the right direction, Leo makes some (foolish and increasingly ill-advised) moves. —

Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023 Although buying high on a team that has surpassed this total in five straight games feels slightly ill-advised, the fact is Ottawa is facing a Blackhawks team that has let in goals left-and-right against some pretty weak teams lately. —

Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023 Meanwhile, for those with gluten intolerance or a gluten allergy, eating a flour tortilla is either ill-advised or out of the question. —

Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023 There have been many points on that path that were truly ill-advised. —

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023 See More

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