as in inappropriate
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
it's inadvisable to have public arguments in the hallways
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To remain in the same room for two consecutive security visits, and then commit a theft, is inadvisable.
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Michael Finkel, Town & Country, 27 June 2023
The ingredient is still used in some flu vaccines, which Kennedy and Hyman said was inadvisable.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2014
It was believed at this time that the No. 7 car was undamaged, and the passengers were transferred from the No. 11, which was damaged in such a manner that it was thought to be inadvisable to use it.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2023
Eventually convinced that this was inadvisable, Freedman announced the departure of Suzanne Richards, the latest C.E.O. of Hahnemann and St. Christopher’s, and, in early April, the hospital laid off a hundred and seventy-five employees, including sixty-five nurses.
—Chris Pomorski, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
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Michael Finkel, Town & Country, 27 June 2023
The ingredient is still used in some flu vaccines, which Kennedy and Hyman said was inadvisable.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2014
It was believed at this time that the No. 7 car was undamaged, and the passengers were transferred from the No. 11, which was damaged in such a manner that it was thought to be inadvisable to use it.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2023
Eventually convinced that this was inadvisable, Freedman announced the departure of Suzanne Richards, the latest C.E.O. of Hahnemann and St. Christopher’s, and, in early April, the hospital laid off a hundred and seventy-five employees, including sixty-five nurses.
—Chris Pomorski, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
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