Unwise - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌʌnˈwaɪz|  American pronunciation of the word unwise
Brit.  |ʌnˈwaɪz|  British pronunciation of the word unwise

adjective

- showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
an unwise investor is soon impoverished
- not appropriate to the purpose (syn: inexpedient)

Extra examples

It would be unwise to buy a house now.

...made the unwise decision to invest in a brand-new company...

They sometimes said unwise things.

It's unwise to keep medicines in a place that can be reached by children.

You were unwise to reject my counsel.

It is usually unwise to fraternize with your employees.

It's unwise to strike into someone else's quarrel without being invited.

It would be unwise to draw firm conclusions from the results of a single survey.

When planning your investments, it's unwise to put all your eggs in one basket.

Intuition told her it was unwise to argue.

It's unwise to shrug off the voters' complaints.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: unwiser
superlative: unwisest
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