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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Other segments feature a woman being stalked by telephone and a nurse whose decision to steal a ring from a corpse turns out to be very ill-advised.
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Gabe Landeskog’s backwards pass toward center ice was ill-advised and picked off by Jarvis, who didn’t waste a 1-on-1 opportunity against Wedgewood.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Removal of fallen leaves from planter beds, whether by blower or rake, is ill-advised.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Tellingly, Yu’s other pup kept a distance throughout, evidently aware that whatever Lily was up to was ill-advised.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Gabe Landeskog’s backwards pass toward center ice was ill-advised and picked off by Jarvis, who didn’t waste a 1-on-1 opportunity against Wedgewood.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Removal of fallen leaves from planter beds, whether by blower or rake, is ill-advised.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Tellingly, Yu’s other pup kept a distance throughout, evidently aware that whatever Lily was up to was ill-advised.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ill-advised
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“Ill-advised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-advised. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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