Definition & Meaning of "unwise"in English

unwise

lacking careful thought or sound judgment in decisions or actions

foolish

heedless

imprudent

reckless

stupid

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most unwise

Comparative

more unwise

gradable

domain

cognition, decision, evaluation

Examples

Jumping into the deal without reading the contract was unwise.

not appropriate to the purpose

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