injudicious

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adjective in·ju·di·cious \ ˌin-jü-ˈdi-shəs \

Definition of injudicious

:not judicious :indiscreet, unwise

injudicious outbursts

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injudiciously

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injudiciousness

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Examples of injudicious in a Sentence

He made several injudicious comments to the press.
lost a job because of an injudicious comment regarding the boss's toupee

Recent Examples of injudicious from the Web

One wonders whether Sen. Schumer would characterize the injudicious comments of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about presidential candidate Donald Trump last year as falling within the mainstream.

— WSJ, "Enlighten Us, What Is Mainstream Today?," 16 Feb. 2017
To hardware grognards, the dangers of injudicious firmware fiddling are well-known but Apple’s made the process of updating simple and straightforward — at least for those who toe the line.

— rob beschizza, WIRED, "What The Hack? iPhone Hacking Terms Explained," 14 Oct. 2007

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