ill-advised
adjective
ill-ad·vised
ˌil-əd-ˈvīzd 
: resulting from or showing lack of wise and sufficient counsel or deliberation
an ill-advised decision
Examples of ill-advised in a Sentence
an ill-advised criticism of the boss at a company function
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Grisham was a revelation in the regular season and a major reason the Yankees had 94 wins, but signing him to a long-term contract seems ill-advised.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
While everyone is having fun online, one very important detail gets lost: These are actual people whose lives are being destroyed for doing something that was, yes, ill-advised or even idiotic, but ultimately, extremely human.
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Given the state of the Windows threat landscape, that would be ill-advised.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Grisham was a revelation in the regular season and a major reason the Yankees had 94 wins, but signing him to a long-term contract seems ill-advised.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
While everyone is having fun online, one very important detail gets lost: These are actual people whose lives are being destroyed for doing something that was, yes, ill-advised or even idiotic, but ultimately, extremely human.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Given the state of the Windows threat landscape, that would be ill-advised.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-advised. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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