Ill-judged

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Badly judged, unwise, rash.

    "The most disgraceful and distasteful example was the Scottish Sun's crass front page with its 'Death Express' headline, alongside a picture of the late Driver McCullough. It was ill-judged, callous and insensitive."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not given careful consideration wordnet

Example

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"The most disgraceful and distasteful example was the Scottish Sun's crass front page with its 'Death Express' headline, alongside a picture of the late Driver McCullough. It was ill-judged, callous and insensitive."

Etymology

From ill + judged.

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